Post-appendectomy thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 224-228

  Robertson, Mandy D ^a   Zumberg, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADAMTS 13; Postoperative; Therapeutic plasma exchange; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; FOLIC ACID; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; HEMOGLOBIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; METRONIDAZOLE; STEROID; TIMENTIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; STEROID THERAPY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADAM PROTEINS; APPENDECTOMY; CREATININE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PLATELET COUNT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847629292     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20793     Document Type: Article

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