Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome in primary systemic sclerosis

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 810-812

  Kane, David ^a,b   McSweeney, Fergus ^a,b   Swan, Niall ^a,b   Bresnihan, Barry ^a,c  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Department of Rheumatology ^*

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Catastrophic antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PROSTACYCLIN; TEICOPLANIN;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCLERODERMA; SEPTICEMIA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BRAIN; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FIBRIN; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MITRAL VALVE;

EID: 0031945785     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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