Thrombotic thrombacytopenic purpura in a patient with sickle cell crisis

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 558-559

  Bolanos Meade J ^a   Keung, Y K ^a   Lopez Arvizu C ^a   Florendo, R ^a   Cobos, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemolysis; Sickle cell disease; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; SICKLE CELL TRAIT;

EID: 0033233273     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770050558     Document Type: Article

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