Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Autoimmunity Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 238-

  Pittschieler, Sabine ^a   Wiedermann, Franz J ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid antibodies; Antiphospholipid syndrome; Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome; Infection; Multiple organ failure; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CATASTROPHIC ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SEPTIC SHOCK; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 79951854393     PISSN: 15689972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2010.10.008     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

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