Synchronization of plasma-pheresis and pulse cyclophosphamide in the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and SLE associated with pregnancy [2]

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 523-

  Song, H J ^a   Suh, Y J ^a   Suh, Chang Hee ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MORTALITY; MOUTH ULCER; OLIGURIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RASH; SURVIVAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041698177     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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