Micafungin-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Nazzal, Maisa ^a   Safi, Fadi ^a   Arma, Freda ^a   Nazzal, Mustafa ^a   Muzaffar, Mahvish ^a   Assaly, Ragheb ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ADAMTS13; micafungin; thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; vWF

Indexed keywords

MICAFUNGIN;

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADULT; BRAIN PERFUSION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE FRACTURE; FEVER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; OLIGURIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPUTUM CULTURE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADAM PROTEINS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AUTOANTIBODIES; ECHINOCANDINS; HUMANS; LIPOPEPTIDES; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81755184794     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181d5e401     Document Type: Review

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