Is It Possible to Diagnose Primary Anti-phospholipid Syndrome (PAPS) on the Basis of Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy (PAPS Nephropathy) in the Absence of Other Thrombotic Process?

Renal Failure

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1043-1049

  Rollino, Cristiana ^a   Mazzucco, Gianna ^b   Boero, Roberto ^a   Beltrame, Giulietta ^a   Quattrocchio, Giacomo ^a   Ferro, Michela ^a   Milan, Massimo ^c   Berruti, Silvia ^d   Quarello, Francesco ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Transfusional Service AO OIRM S   (Italy)

^d MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti phospholipid antibody syndrome; Hypertension; Nephropathy; Renal failure; Thrombotic microangiopathy

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIA; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME DELINEATION; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; RENAL ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0344825814     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JDI-120026040     Document Type: Article

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