Heparin-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome with progressive skin necrosis in haemodialysis

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2424-2427

  Carrozza, P ^a   Gabutti, L ^a   Gilliet, F ^a   Marone, C ^a  

^a OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Haemodialysis; Heparin induced skin necrosis; Septal panniculitis; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CEFTAZIDIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HEPARIN; MORPHINE; NIFEDIPINE; PHENPROCOUMON; PREDNISONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ERYSIPELAS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INJECTION SITE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MICROTHROMBUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NECROSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SKIN;

EID: 0030697926     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/12.11.2424     Document Type: Article

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