Purpura fulminans in severe congenital protein C deficiency: Monitoring of treatment with protein C concentrate

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-25

  Muller F M ^a,b   Ehrenthal, W ^a   Hafner, G ^a   Schranz, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

coagulation marker; protein C concentrate; purpura fulminans; severe congenital protein C deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN III; CORTICOSTEROID; HEPARIN; MARKER; PROSTACYCLIN; PROTEIN C; XANTHINOL NICOTINATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; MONITORING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PURPURA;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BANDAGES; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; COLLOIDS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; PURPURA; RETINAL DETACHMENT; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0030044808     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02115621     Document Type: Article

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