Primary antiphospholipid syndrome associated with acute adrenal failure

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 325, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-44

  Takebayashi, K ^a   Aso, Y ^a   Tayama, K ^a   Takemura, Y ^a   Inukai, T ^a  

^a DOKKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal failure; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GABEXATE MESILATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; PIPERACILLIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADRENAL FUNCTION; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; LOADING TEST; SKIN ULCER; THROMBOSIS; UTERUS MYOMA;

EID: 0037236579     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200301000-00009     Document Type: Article

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