Progressive Thrombosis in a 13-Year-Old Girl with Trisomy 21 Under Therapy with Low Molecular Weight Heparin

Key Words

antiphospholipid syndrome - antiphospholipid antibodies - thrombosis - low molecular weight heparin - R-lepirudin

Schlüsselwörter

Antiphospholipidsyndrom - Antiphospholipidantikorper - Thrombose - niedermolekulares Heparin - R-Lepirudin

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