Acute arterial thrombotic purpura complicating varicella and the role of hyperbaric oxygen as an adjunctive therapy

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 256-258

  Şiraneci, Rengin ^a   Hatipoǧlu, Nevin ^a   Hatipoǧlu, Hüsem ^a   Dündar, Kadir ^b   Baygin, Leyla ^a   Yildiz, Canan ^a   Türel, Özden ^a  

^a Social Security Foundation   (Turkey)

^b GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chickenpox; Hyperbaric oxygen therapy; Thrombotic purpura

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; OXYGEN; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; PROTHROMBIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CONVALESCENCE; FOOT AMPUTATION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INFANT; MALE; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PROTHROMBIN TIME; REMISSION; SKIN NECROSIS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTICOAGULANTS; CHICKENPOX; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; INFANT; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 4644344992     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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