Thrombotic microangiopathy as a complication of medicinal leech therapy

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 845-847

  Shoja, Mohammadali M ^a   Etemadi, Jalal ^a   Ardalan, Mohammad R ^a   Motavali, Roza ^a   Tubbs, R Shane ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Endothelium; Leech; Renal failure; Thrombotic microan giopathy

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATURIA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LEECHING; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PROTEINURIA; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; URINALYSIS; ANIMAL; LEECH; MICROCIRCULATION; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; LEECHING; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 65249091892     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/smj.0b013e31817e30ca     Document Type: Article

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