Abstract
The case of a 21-year old man who died due to an intracranial thrombosis just after diagnosis of Goodpasture's disease, is reported. Discussion deals with the putative mechanisms, which could be responsible for the thrombosis.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / blood
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Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / complications*
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Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / diagnosis
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Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / drug therapy
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Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / therapy
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Anticoagulants / adverse effects*
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Anticoagulants / immunology
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Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
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Chondroitin Sulfates / therapeutic use
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Dermatan Sulfate / therapeutic use
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Diabetes Insipidus, Neurogenic / etiology
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / drug therapy
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology
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Enoxaparin / adverse effects*
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Enoxaparin / therapeutic use
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Fatal Outcome
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Headache / etiology*
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Heparin / adverse effects
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Heparin / immunology
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Heparitin Sulfate / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
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Male
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Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
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Plasma Exchange / adverse effects*
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Platelet Factor 4 / immunology
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Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / blood
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Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / diagnosis
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Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / etiology*
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Thrombocytopenia / blood
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Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
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Thrombocytopenia / immunology
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Young Adult
Substances
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Anticoagulants
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Enoxaparin
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Immunosuppressive Agents
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Dermatan Sulfate
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Platelet Factor 4
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Heparin
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Chondroitin Sulfates
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Heparitin Sulfate
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danaparoid
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Methylprednisolone