Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: CAPS

Japanese Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 357-364

  Yamazaki, Masahide ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome; immunoadsorption plasmapheresis; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; PLASMAPHERESIS; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSORBENT TECHNIQUES; PLASMAPHERESIS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 33644840535     PISSN: 09114300     EISSN: 13497413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.28.357     Document Type: Article

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