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Thromb Haemost 2010; 103(05): 1104-1105
DOI: 10.1160/TH09-08-0537
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Fulminant arterial thrombosis leading to amputation of forearm in a 16-year-old girl – Disastrous combination of diabetes mellitus, factor V Leiden mutation and oral contraception

Christine Happle   *
1   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
,
Carolin Hartmann   *
1   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
,
Thomas Jack
1   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
,
Martin Boehne
1   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
,
Harald Bertram
1   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
,
Armin Wessel
1   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
,
Stephan Schoof
1   Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Received: 06 August 2009

Accepted after major revision: 08 January 2010

Publication Date:
22 November 2017 (online)

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* These authors contributed equally to the work.


 

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