Antiphospholipid syndrome in a child: An insight into the pathology, identification, and means of cure

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1280-1282

  Barlas, Semih ^a,b   Tansel, Türkan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b 25 27 D11 Caddebostan 81060   (Turkey)

Author keywords

anticardiolipin syndrome; Antiphospholipid syndrome; arterial thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PREDNISOLONE; WARFARIN;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLAUDICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIVERY; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; FOOT DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; LABORATORY TEST; LEG ARTERY; LEG THROMBOSIS; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN ULCER; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; ASPIRIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG ULCER; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR; THROMBOPHILIA; WARFARIN;

EID: 3843095955     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.04.027     Document Type: Article

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