A fatal case of systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by acute pancreatitis, invasive aspergillosis and features of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Lupus

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 418-421

  Fantini, F ^a   Cimaz, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ICP   (Italy)

^c Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Pancreatitis; SLE; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ASPERGILLOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PANCREATITIS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 0038240977     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0961203303lu375cr     Document Type: Article

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