Frequency and significance of schistocytes in TTP/HUS patients at the discontinuation of plasma exchange therapy

Journal of Clinical Apheresis

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 165-167

  Egan, Jennifer A ^a   Hay, Shauna N ^a   Brecher, Mark E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CB 7600 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Apheresis; Schistocyte; TTP

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

BLOOD SMEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMAPHERESIS; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHISTOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PLATELET COUNT; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12944286340     PISSN: 07332459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jca.20017     Document Type: Review

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