Renal biopsy precipitating catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome, complicated by protein S deficiency and acute adrenal failure

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-106

  Jose, M D ^a   Bannister, K M ^a   Clarkson, A R ^a   Faull, R J ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033019220     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1999.tb01607.x     Document Type: Article

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