Hemolytic uremic syndrome/thrombotic thrornbocytopenic purpura (HUSITTP) is a rare and often fatal complication of bonc marrow transplantation (BMT). In this study. wc rcport eight such cases (seven allo and onc auto) treated with plasma exchanges (PE), vincristine (six paticnts), and discontinuatio
Association of Helicobacter pylori with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndrome after bone marrow transplantation
β Scribed by Hiroyuki Takatsuka; Takeshi Wakae; Akinari Toda; Hisayuki Itoi; Masaya Okada; Mahito Misawa; Hiroshi Hara; Eizo Kakishita
- Book ID
- 110889425
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 96 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0902-0063
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