Recovery from catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome by a plasma exchange procedure: report of four cases and review of the literature

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-301

  Bortolati, Maria ^a   Marson, Piero ^b   Fabris, Fabrizio ^a   Pengo, Vittorio ^c   Facchinetti, Myriam ^a   De Silvestro, Giustina ^b   Ruffatti, Amelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Thrombosis Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome; Plasma exchange; Replacement fluid

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALBUMIN; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; COLCHICINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HEPARIN; HEPARIN CALCIUM; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CATASTROPHIC ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUPOID HEPATITIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PLASMAPHERESIS; REVIEW; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLASMA EXCHANGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349196388     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2008.09.002     Document Type: Review

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