Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in systemic lupus erythematosus: A frequent and severe consequence of active disease [2]

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1170-1171

  Majithia, V ^a   Harisdangkul, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; GINGIVA BLEEDING; HEMATURIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LETTER; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMAPHERESIS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 33749627378     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel224     Document Type: Letter

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