Heparin-Related Thrombocytopenia Triggered by Severe Status of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Bacterial Infection

A patient with severe lupus nephritis developed thrombocytopenia during treatment with high-dose steroids. In addition to viral- or disease-induced cytopenia, the pathology was believed to arise from diverse contributing factors, such as thrombotic microangiopathy and heparin-related thrombocytopeni...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Suzuki, Shihoko Nakajima, Taiki Ando, Keisuke Oda, Manabu Sugita, Kunimi Maeda, Yutaka Nakiri, Yoshinari Takasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Rheumatology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6571621
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