Bruising: When it is spontaneous and not idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 310-311

  Davey, Amanda L ^a,c   Foxton, Sarah Jane ^a   Bala, Pronab ^a   Richards, Michael ^b   Cuthbert, Ann ^a  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bruising; Hypoprothrombinaemia; Lupus anticoagulant

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN DEFICIENCY; PROTHROMBIN TIME; BLEEDING; CONTUSION; HYPOPROTHROMBINEMIA; INFANT; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONTUSIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYPOPROTHROMBINEMIAS; INFANT; LUPUS COAGULATION INHIBITOR; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC;

EID: 34147117998     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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