title: Image of the month. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: stop all heparin therapy and treat with lepirudin.
authors.affiliation: Joseph B. Whitehead Department of Surgery, Division of Vascualr Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine and the Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lumsden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D024764:Hirudin Therapy; D006629:Hirudins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006629:Hirudins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006493:Heparin; C083544:lepirudin