Concurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and antiphospholipid syndrome: A rare and severe clinical combination

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 584-585

  Díaz Cremades, Juan ^a   Fernández Fuertes, Fernando ^a   Ruano, José A ^a   Tapia, Manuel ^a   Soler, Santiago ^a   Bosch, José M ^a   Caballero, Mar ^a   González San Miguel, José D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Thrombotic haemolytic anaemias

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; RITUXIMAB; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADAM PROTEINS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 70350482519     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07856.x     Document Type: Letter

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