Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a patient with Down syndrome

Lupus

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1104-1107

  Medina, Gabriela ^a   Calleja, Consuelo ^a   Morán, Massiel ^b   Vera Lastra, Olga ^a,c   Jara, Luis J ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NAYARIT   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anticardiolipin antibodies; Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome; Down syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLONAZEPAM; CRYOGLOBULIN; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; DYSURIA; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FASCIOTOMY; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOOT DISEASE; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND DISEASE; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PENIS DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 70349490079     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203309105878     Document Type: Article

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