Severe acquired neonatal Purpura fulminans

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 373-376

  Chuansumrit, Ampaiwan ^a   Hotrakitya, Satit ^a   Kruavit, Arthi ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CASE REPORT; CONTRACTURE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FINGER AMPUTATION; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; FULMINATING PURPURA; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; SCAR FORMATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

EID: 0030014384     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289603500708     Document Type: Article

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