Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in paediatric patients – a review of the literature and a new case treated with danaparoid sodium
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- Book ID
- 120907834
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 158
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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## Abstract Heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), which is characterized by thrombocytopenia and potentially serious thromboses, may develop in patients exposed to heparin anticoagulation. HIT is caused by antibodies to the heparin/platelet factor 4 (PF4) complex. Management of HIT involves disco
We report the case of 64-year-old female patient with pulmonary embolism and bilateral femoropopliteal deep vein thrombosis caused by heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II (HIT II) resistant to danaparoid sodium and subsequently administered lepirudin in whom a single late plasmapheresis performe