Review of Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA), and Post- Renal Transplant TMA
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a rare but devastating disorder; it involves small vessels and is characterized by intravascular thrombi of aggregated platelets leading to thrombocytopenia and variable degrees of organ ischemia and anemia, which is due to erythrocyte fragmentation in microcircul...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2006-01-01
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Series: | Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2006;volume=17;issue=2;spage=235;epage=244;aulast=Ardalan |