D-dimer levels are markedly raised in HIV-related thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura [4]

AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1063-1064

  Gunther, Karen ^a   Dhlamini, Bernice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; DESMOPRESSIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

BLOOD CLOTTING; CELL DAMAGE; CELL INTERACTION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LETTER; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 34247633499     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328010e276     Document Type: Letter

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