Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 389-392

  Falcini, Fernanda ^a,c   Taccetti, Giovanni ^a   Ermini, Marialisa ^a   Trapani, Sandra ^a   Matucci Cerinic, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

antiphospholipid antibodies; catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; disseminated intravascular coagulation; systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN III; CARBAMAZEPINE; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; NICARDIPINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PREDNISONE; WARFARIN;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CHILD; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; WARFARIN;

EID: 0031041832     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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