Intracranial hemorrhage at the onset of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in an infant: Therapeutic approach and intensive care management

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-45

  Piastra, M ^a   CurrO V ^a   Chiaretti, A ^a   Viola, L ^a   Tortorolo, L ^a   Polidori, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral hemorrhage; Exchange transfusion; Plasma therapy; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; THROMBOCYTE CONCENTRATE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMAPHERESIS; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PLASMA; PROTHROMBIN TIME; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035099251     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200102000-00013     Document Type: Article

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