Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a case of scleroderma renal crisis treated with twice-daily therapeutic plasma exchange

Renal Failure

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 737-742

  Baz, E M K ^a   Mahfouz, R A R ^a   Masri, A F M ^a   Jamaleddine, G W ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Intensive regimen; Scleroderma renal crisis; Systemic sclerosis; Therapeutic plasma exchange; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; Twice daily

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PLASMA VOLUME; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLERODERMA; STEROID THERAPY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035164309     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JDI-100107372     Document Type: Article

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