Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease in a Case of Polymyositis Associated with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura/hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

A 50-year-old woman was treated with prednisolone for polymyositis. During the therapy, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/hemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP/HUS) occurred. Neither plasma infusion nor plasma exchange could relieve the clinical manifestations of TTP/HUS. Moreover, massive ascites appear...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 1998, Vol.37(8), pp.694-699
Hauptverfasser:	ISHIDA, Yoh-ichi, UTIKOSHI, Manabu, KUROSAKI, Masao, OHTA, Katuroh, CHUJO, Tatsuya, AOYAMA, Shou, OHSAWA, Kenzo, SAITO, Katsuhiko, YOKOYAMA, Hitoshi, OHTA, Satoshi
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Inflammatory Agents - adverse effects ascites autoimmune disease Biological and medical sciences Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment endothelium Female Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - complications Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - etiology Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome - therapy Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease - complications Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease - etiology Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease - pathology Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Pharmacology. Drug treatments Plasma Exchange Polymyositis - complications Polymyositis - drug therapy Prednisolone - adverse effects Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic - complications Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic - etiology Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic - therapy Toxicity: blood
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