High-dose intravenous γ-globulins for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: A prompt response

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 330-334

  Winder, A ^a   Shoenfeld, Y ^b   Hochman, R ^a   Keren, G ^a   Levy, Y ^b   Eldor, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Autoimmunity; Heparin; IVIG; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET FACTOR 4; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0031717355     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023238915316     Document Type: Article

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