Refractory severe intestinal vasculitis due to Henoch-Schönlein Purpura: Successful treatment with plasmapheresis [1]

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 622-623

  Wortmann, Saskia B ^a   Fiselier, Theo J W ^a   Van De Kar, Nicole C A J ^a   Aarts, Ruud A H M ^a   Warris, Adilia ^a   Draaisma, Jos M Th ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VASCULITIS;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; VASCULITIS;

EID: 33646931290     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500509180     Document Type: Letter

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