Life-threatening thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in a patient with sickle cell-hemoglobin C disease

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 702-704

  Lee, H E ^a,b   Marder, V J ^a,b   Logan, L J ^a   Friedman, S ^c   Miller, B J ^c  

^a JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemoglobin SC disease; Plasma exchange; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROXYUREA; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN C DISEASE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADULT; HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 0345688608     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-003-0715-0     Document Type: Article

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