Elevation of alkaline phosphatase in a pregnant patient with antiphospholipid syndrome: HELLP syndrome or not?

Rheumatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 554-555

  Delluc, C ^a   Costedoat Chalumeau, Nathalie ^a,b   Saadoun, D ^a   Vauthier Brouzes, D ^b   Wechsler, B ^a   Piette, J C ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANAMNESIS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; NEWBORN;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 43049158202     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken043     Document Type: Letter

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