title: Multiple cerebral infarctions in a patient with refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: Multiple cerebral infarctions were observed in a patient with refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who was positive for lupus anticoagulant (LAC) when her platelet counts were 2000 microL-1. It is suspected that LAC may have played an important role in the pathogenesis of this patient's cerebral infarctions, although she had severe thrombocytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Funakawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanzaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ueki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yawata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Q000097:blood*; D010976:Platelet Count; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor