Refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a lupus nephritis patient

Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-53

  Yue, Tak Tai ^a   Fung, Samuel Ka Shun ^b   Tsang, Wai Kay ^b   Tong, Matthew Kwok Lung ^b   Chan, Hilda Wai Han ^b  

^a YAN CHAI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Case report; Cyclosporine therapeutic use; Lupus erythematosus; Purpura; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; FUROSEMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS NEPHRITIS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036361251     PISSN: 15615413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1561-5413(09)60076-4     Document Type: Article

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