Early diagnosis and management of postpartum hemolytic uremic syndrome with plasma exchange

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 257-262

  Shrivastava, Manisha ^a   Modi, Gopesh ^b   Singh, Rakesh Kumar ^c   Navaid, Seema ^a  

^a BHOPAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Samarpan Kidney Institute and Research Center   (India)

^c Chirayu Cardiac Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Plasma exchange; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MICROANGIOPATHY; NAUSEA; OLIGURIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; POSTPARTUM HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; PUERPERIUM; PURPURA; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; PLASMA EXCHANGE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

EID: 79958766191     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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