Fatal thrombotic throbmocytopenic purpura coexisting with bacterial infection: A case report

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-46

  Lin, Chih Yuan ^a   Lin, Sheng Huang ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Infection; Stroke; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRONCHIECTASIS; CARDIOMEGALY; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALAISE; PLASMAPHERESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 41749102880     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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