Serous retinal detachment as an early presentation of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 286-288

  Nanayakkara, Prabath ^a   Gans, Reinold O B ^a   Reichert Thoen, José ^a   Ter Wee, Pieter M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blurred vision; Retinal detachment; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PLASMAPHERESIS; RETINA DETACHMENT; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0033807181     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-6205(00)00109-6     Document Type: Article

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