| Literature DB >> 3127819 |
C L Kozlowski1, M J Johnson, D W Gorst, R F Willey.
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This case report describes the simultaneous occurrence of autoimmune thrombocytopenia and the lupus anticoagulant in a patient with primary adenocarcinoma of the bronchus. Treatment with corticosteroids and plasmapheresis resulted in a return to normal of the partial thromboplastin time and the disappearance of the platelet antibodies. The carcinoma was inoperable.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3127819 PMCID: PMC2428534 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.63.743.793
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401