Association of HELLP syndrome with primary antiphospholipid syndrome - A case report

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-113

  Veres, Katalin ^a   Papp, Károly ^b   Lakos, Gabriella ^a   Szomják, Edit ^a   Szekanecz, Zoltán ^a   Szegedi, Gyula ^a   Soltész, Pál ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b Josa Andras Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome; Cyclophosphamide; HELLP syndrome; High dose intravenous immunoglobulin therapy; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA2 GLYCOPROTEIN 1 ANTIBODY; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CHLORTALIDONE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DICOUMAROL; ENALAPRIL; EXPECTORANT AGENT; HEPARIN; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOPROLOL;

ABORTION; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANEMIA; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELLP SYNDROME; HEMOLYSIS; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SEROLOGY; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; LIVER DISEASES; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36549017698     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-007-0687-x     Document Type: Article

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