Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with severe acute pancreatitis in a context of decreased ADAMTS13 activity: A case report

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1226-1230

  Piton, Gaël ^a,b   Navellou, Jean Christophe ^a   Morati, Pierre ^a   Patry, Cyrille ^a   Carbonnel, Franck ^a   Capellier, Gilles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

A disintegrin and metalloprotease with thrombospondin type 1 repeats number 13; Acute pancreatitis; ADAMTS13; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

IMIPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OMEPRAZOLE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC PANCREATITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STOMACH ULCER; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAM PROTEINS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749103973     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e3282ffd9e6     Document Type: Article

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