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Two potentially lethal conditions of probable immune origin occurring in a pregnant woman: a case report

BACKGROUND: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and peripartum cardiomyopathy are potentially lethal complications of pregnancy. We describe a case in which both of these developed in the same patient. The etiologies of both conditions remain uncertain, but they share immune hyperreactivity as a pos...

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Autores principales: Senanayake, H. M., Patabendige, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5989333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29871663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1701-4