Liver infarction in a woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and secondary anti-phospholipid and HELLP syndrome

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 405-408

  Sakhel, K ^a,b   Usta, I M ^a   Hannoun, A ^a   Arayssi, T ^a   Nassar, Anwar H ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; HEPARIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLIC; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER ISCHEMIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFARCTION; LIVER; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33750170664     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: 15027732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740600588343     Document Type: Article

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