Sepsis-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation with features of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A fatal fulminant syndrome

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 251-253

  Zhaoyue Wang, ^a   Ziqiang Yu, ^a   Jian Su, ^a   Lijuan Cao, ^a   Xiaojuan Zhao, ^a   Changgeng Ruan, ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ADAMTS13; disseminated intravascular coagulation; inhibitor; sepsis; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BILIRUBIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CREATININE; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MEPREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; THROMBIN; THROMBOPLASTIN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; CHILL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEMATEMESIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER FUNCTION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PETECHIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBIN TIME; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; UREMIA;

ADAM PROTEINS; ADULT; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; SEPSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 79955845554     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1076029609357739     Document Type: Article

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