Alternative diagnosis to heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in two critically ill patients despite a positive PF4/heparin-antibody test

Thrombocytopenia can cause diagnostic challenges in patients who have received heparin. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is often considered in the differential diagnosis, and a positive screening can be mistaken as confirmation of the disorder. We present two patients who both received low-mo...

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Autores principales: Hron, Gregor, Knutson, Folke, Thiele, Thomas, Althaus, Karina, Busemann, Christoph, Friesecke, Sigrun, Greinacher, Andreas, Lubenow, Norbert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2013
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4190887/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24102149
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03009734.2013.838811

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