Successful treatment of refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with cyclosporine and corticosteroids in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antibodies to ADAMTS13.

Enami, Terukazu; Suzuki, Takeshi; Ito, Satoshi; Yoshimi, Ai; Sugihara, Makoto; Mamura, Mizuko; Hayashi, Taichi; Goto, Daisuke; Matsumoto, Isao; Tsutsumi, Akito; Sumida, Takayuki

Enami, Terukazu; Suzuki, Takeshi; Ito, Satoshi; Yoshimi, Ai; Sugihara, Makoto; Mamura, Mizuko; Hayashi, Taichi; Goto, Daisuke; Matsumoto, Isao; Tsutsumi, Akito; Sumida, Takayuki.

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Enami T; Clinical Immunology, Advanced Biomedical Applications, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba.

Intern Med ; 46(13): 1033-7, 2007.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17603247

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ADAM Proteins/immunology; Antibody Formation/immunology; Cyclosporine/therapeutic use; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnosis; Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use; Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic/drug therapy; Blood Chemical Analysis; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/drug therapy; Middle Aged; Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic/complications; Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic/diagnosis; Recurrence; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Treatment Outcome

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Methylprednisolone / Cyclosporine / ADAM Proteins / Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Antibody Formation Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Intern Med Journal subject: MEDICINA INTERNA Year: 2007 Type: Article

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