Drug-induced immune-mediated thrombocytopenia--from purpura to thrombosis

N Engl J Med. 2007 Mar 1;356(9):891-3. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp068309.

Author

Theodore E Warkentin¹

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

PMID: 17329695
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp068309

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Antibodies / blood
Heparin / adverse effects*
Heparin / immunology
Humans
Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / antagonists & inhibitors*
Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / immunology
Purpura / chemically induced
Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
Thrombocytopenia / immunology
Thrombosis / chemically induced*

Substances

Antibodies
Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex
Heparin