Splenic infarction in a pregnant woman with systemic lupus erythematosus

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 663-664

  Soy, Mehmet ^a   Sayin, N Cenk ^a   Unlü, Ercüment ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibody; SLE; Splenic infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; HEMOGLOBIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SPLEEN INFARCTION; SPLENOMEGALY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ASPIRIN; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SPLENIC INFARCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 27844556406     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-004-1069-2     Document Type: Article

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