Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura induced by trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole in a Jehovah's Witness

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 679-681

  Martin, Michael G ^a   Whitlatch, Nicole L ^a   Shah, Bijal ^a   Arepally, Gowthami M ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravenous immunoglobulin corticosteroids; Jehovah's witness trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FERRIC HYDROXIDE SUCROSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; STEROID;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; LEUKOPENIA; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 34347360646     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20887     Document Type: Article

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