Pathomorphological aspects of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia II (HIT-II syndrome)

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 432, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 541-546

  Hermanns, Benita ^a   Janssens, Uwe ^a   Handt, Stefan ^a   Füzesi, László ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heparin; Immunohistochemistry; Pathomorphology; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRIN; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGED; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FIBRIN; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0031804884     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050203     Document Type: Article

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