| Cerebral sinus thrombosis and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. | |
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PMID: 20467181 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria is a rare acquired disorder of clonal hematopoietic stem cells and it is characterized as a hypercoagulable disorder. We report a 36-year-old woman with the rare triad of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, cerebral sinus thrombosis triggered by infection, and rapid-onset heparin-induced thrombocytopenia after resensitization of heparin. This case raises caution for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. |
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Authors:
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Kayoko Ishihara-Kawase; Toshiho Ohtsuki; Sayaka Sugihara; Hitomi Tanaka; Takeshi Nakamura; Akiro Kimura; Masayasu Matsumoto |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2010-05-14 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Volume: 49 ISSN: 1349-7235 ISO Abbreviation: Intern. Med. Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-14 Completed Date: 2010-08-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9204241 Medline TA: Intern Med Country: Japan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 941-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. kkawase@hiroshima-u.ac.jp |
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Adult Anticoagulants / adverse effects*, immunology Autoantibodies / blood Fatal Outcome Female Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal / complications*, drug therapy* Heparin / adverse effects*, immunology Humans Meningitis, Aseptic / complications Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / drug therapy, etiology*, radiography Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*, diagnosis, immunology Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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0/Anticoagulants; 0/Autoantibodies; 9005-49-6/Heparin |
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