Simultaneous deep vein thrombosis and transverse myelitis with negative serology as a first sign of antiphospholipid syndrome: A case report and review of the literature

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 756-758

  Carter, Dan ^a   Olchovsky, David ^a   Yonath, Hagit ^a   Langevitz, Pnina ^a   Ezra, David ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin; Antiphospholipid; Deep vein thrombosis; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SEROLOGY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; URINE CATHETER; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 33746344018     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-0051-y     Document Type: Article

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