A cascade of thromboembolic processes in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria terminated by treatment with eculizumab

Roger E. G. Schutgens; Kim A. B. M. Pruissen-Peeters; Petra Muus

doi:10.1160/TH11-03-0165

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2011; 106(02): 383-385
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-03-0165

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A cascade of thromboembolic processes in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria terminated by treatment with eculizumab

Authors

Roger E. G. Schutgens

¹Department of Hematology/Van Creveldkliniek, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Kim A. B. M. Pruissen-Peeters

²Department of Dermatology/Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Petra Muus

³Department of Hematology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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