Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura complicating Graves disease: Dramatic response to plasma exchange and infusion

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 354-355

  Zheng, W L ^a   Zhang, G S ^a   Deng, M Y ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; INCREASED APPETITE; LETTER; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PLASMAPHERESIS; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 80053209121     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2011.01092.x     Document Type: Letter

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