Fatal thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura presenting with choroidal vasculopathy and serous retinal detachment [29]

Eye

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 982-984

  Hay Smith, G ^a   Sagoo, M S ^a   Raina, J ^a  

^a NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CHOROID DETACHMENT; CHOROID DISEASE; DEATH; DIARRHEA; FATALITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LETTER; MALAISE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PLASMAPHERESIS; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RETINA DETACHMENT; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SUBRETINAL FLUID; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 33747055135     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702100     Document Type: Letter

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