Antiphospholipid syndrome, adrenal failure, dilated cardiomyopathy and chronic hepatitis: An unusual manifestation of multiorgan autoimmune injury?

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 641-645

  Tauchmanova L ^a   Rossi, R ^a,b   Coppola, A ^a   Luciano, A ^a   Del Viscovo, L ^a   Soriente, L ^a   De Bellis, A ^a   Di Minno, G ^a   Lombardi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b II Università ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART DILATATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE;

EID: 0032420610     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1390641     Document Type: Article

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