Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with genetic haemochromatosis, liver cirrhosis and an iron-free focus

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 839-841

  Killick, S ^a,b   Jeffery, S ^b   Otter, M ^b   Rist, C ^c   Bevan, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cys282Tyr mutation; Haemochromatosis; Hepatic iron free focus; HFE; TTP

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CORTICOSTEROID; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOSIDERIN; IRON; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GENE MUTATION; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

EID: 6844250989     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.4873293.x     Document Type: Article

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