Catastrophic secondary antiphospholipid syndrome with peripheral nervous system involvement: A case report

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-110

  Erten, Nilgun ^a   Saka, Bulent ^a   Karan, M Akif ^a   Parman, Yesim ^a   Umman, Berrin ^a   Tascioglu, Cemil ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Peripheral neuropathy; Secondary antiphospholipid syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NERVE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYNEUROPATHY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SURAL NERVE; THROMBOGENESIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURAL NERVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES; WARFARIN;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 3042596673     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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