Diffuse microvascular pulmonary thrombosis associated with primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 727-730

  Maggiorini, M ^a   Knoblauch, A ^b   Schneider, J ^a   Russi, E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Pneumology Division   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

acute respiratory failure; anticardiolipin antibodies; microvascular pulmonary thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLYCOPROTEIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0031041871     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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