Life-threatening bleeding in a case of autoantibody-induced factor VII deficiency

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-132

  Okajima, Kenji ^a   Ishii, Masao ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO CHUO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoantibody; Factor VII deficiency; Immunosuppressive therapy; Life threatening bleeding

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLEEDING; BLOOD; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7 DEFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FACTOR VII; FACTOR VII DEFICIENCY; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROTHROMBIN TIME;

EID: 0033072077     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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