H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu)-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy with a Markedly High Plasma Ratio of von Willebrand Factor to ADAMTS13

Internal Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 643-647

  Akiyama, Rui ^a   Komori, Isao ^a   Hiramoto, Ryugo ^a   Isonishi, Ayami ^b   Matsumoto, Masanori ^b   Fujimura, Yoshihiro ^b  

^a Matsudo City Hospital Children s Medical Centre   (Japan)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ADAMTS13; Cytokine storm; Swine influenza; TMA; UL VWFM

Indexed keywords

ADAM PROTEIN; ADAMTS13 PROTEIN, HUMAN; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; METABOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADAM PROTEINS; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHIES; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 84857094490     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.4620     Document Type: Article

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