Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a Trojan horse of acute leukemia?: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare and life-threatening hematologic disorder. We present the case of a 66-year-old man who developed acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura as the first manifestation of acute myeloblastic ...
Bertha Maria Nassani +4 more
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancy: Lessons from a case series of three patients [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare but life-threatening complication during pregnancy. Historically, maternal mortality exceeded 90% before the introduction of therapeutic plasma exchange, which remains the cornerstone of treatment.
Sarah A Elkourashy +4 more
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Is congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura a risk factor for ischemic osteonecrosis of the hip joint (Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease)? [PDF]
Thrombosis JournalWeise et al. reported on a 41-year-old patient previously diagnosed with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura undergoing total hip replacement surgery for Perthes disease.
Alexander Laemmle, Bernhard Lämmle
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Dengue Fever [PDF]
Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2021 Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare but life threatening medical condition. Early recognition and treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is important especially in patients who do not present with the classic pentad to reduce the ...
Tze Yuan Tee, Rizna Abdul Cader
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Campylobacter Jejuni and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1990 Gastrointestinal bacterial infections could be associated with multisystem complication due to the thrombotic phenomena. This paper reports the association of Campylobacter jejuni infection and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and describes a new ...
Roman Jaeschke +3 more
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Tuberculosis presenting as immune thrombocytopenic purpura [PDF]
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2004 Background Although various hematologic abnormalities are seen in tuberculosis, immune thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare event. Case Presentation We report a case of a 29 year-old male who was presented with immune thrombocytopenia-induced hemoptysis ...
Bahadir-Erdogan Beril +7 more
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis Complicated by Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Infection and Drug ResistanceJun Zheng,1 Xiaohong Pan,2 Yiyun Jiang3 1Department of Rehabilitation, Nanxing Health Service Center, Shangcheng, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, People’s Republic of China; 2Tuberculosis Care Unit, Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western ...
Zheng J, Pan X, Jiang Y
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Novel Mutation of Upshaw-Schulman Syndrome Associated with Coarctation of Aorta in Palestinian Child [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2020 Upshaw-Schulman syndrome is a rare inherited form of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura disease caused by deficiency of ADAMTS13 and reversible by fresh frozen plasma infusions.
Mahdi Zaid +5 more
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Infection frequently triggers thrombotic microangiopathy in patients with preexisting risk factors : a single-institution experience [PDF]
, 2010 Thrombotic microangiopathies are rare conditions characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, microthrombi, and multiorgan insult. The disorders, which include hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, are often acute and ...
Douglas, K.W. +9 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Immune thrombocytopenic purpura and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura are both causes of thrombocytopenia. Recognizing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is crucial for subsequent treatment and prognosis.
Hung-Chen Lin +6 more
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