Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with statin therapy

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 762-763

  Thomas, Mari R ^a   McDonald, Vickie ^a   MacHin, Samuel J ^a   Scully, Marie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXY 3 METHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A; ATORVASTATIN; CALCIPOTRIOL; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; METFORMIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PRAVASTATIN; RITUXIMAB; SIMVASTATIN; TICLOPIDINE; TROPONIN T; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

ADULT; AGITATION; CASE REPORT; CONFUSION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DATA BASE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPHASIA; FEVER; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HAND PARESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; JAUNDICE; LETHARGY; LETTER; MALE; MYALGIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREATITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSORIASIS; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ACYL COENZYME A; ADAM PROTEINS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, MURINE-DERIVED; AUTOANTIBODIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84855167055     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: 14735733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBC.0b013e32834a6170     Document Type: Letter

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