Catastrophic thromboses and severe thrombocytopenia during heparin therapy in a patient with anti-phospholipid syndrome

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 426-429

  Zeller, Lior ^a   Almog, Yaniv ^a   Tomer, Ahron ^a   Sukenik, Shaul ^a   Abu Shakra, Mahmoud ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anti cardiolipin; CAPS; Heparin induced thrombocytopenia; Heparonids

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CYTOKINE ANTIBODY; DANAPAROID; ENALAPRIL; HEPARIN; PHENYTOIN; STEROID; THROMBOCYTE FACTOR 4; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; LIVER BLOOD VESSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN ARTERY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; SYNDROME; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33645773660     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-0017-0     Document Type: Article

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