Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage associated with heparin induced thrombocytopenia

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 493-494

  Kurtz, Leon E ^a   Yang, Sarah ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal hemorrhage; Heparin; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

DALTEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOSIS;

ADRENAL GLAND DISEASES; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249776944     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20884     Document Type: Article

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