ADAMTS13 deficiency in severe postpartum HELLP syndrome

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 409-410

  Pourrat, Olivier ^a   Coudroy, Rémi ^a   Pierre, Fabrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Haemolytic and uraemic syndrome; HELLP syndrome; Plasma exchange; Thrombotic microangiopathy; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

STEROID; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR CLEAVING PROTEINASE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERNAL DISEASE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

HAEMOLYTIC AND URAEMIC SYNDROME; HELLP SYNDROME; PLASMA EXCHANGE; THROMBOTIC MICROANGIOPATHY; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA;

ADAM PROTEINS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATININE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PLATELET COUNT; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 84885424980     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12494     Document Type: Letter

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