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Thrombocytopenic purpura as only manifestation of brucellosis in a child

The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2004
Thrombocytopenic purpura associated with brucellosis has been rarely reported in the world literature. Thrombocytopenic purpura is generally part of the array of manifestations of brucellosis such as fever, arthritis, malaise and ...
Mehmet Yalaz, Mehmet T Arslan, Zafer Kurugöl   +2 more
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura [PDF]

memo - Magazine of European Medical Oncology, 2018
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a clearly defined entity of the thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA), a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia with red cell fragmentation, thrombocytopenia and organ dysfunction due to disturbed microcirculation.
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Vincristine as an Adjunct to Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Single-Institution Experience

Balkan Medical Journal, 2018
Background: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a potentially life-threatening condition. Although the introduction of therapeutic plasma exchange has reduced mortality rates from over 90% to 10%-20%, approximately 40% of patients relapse, and ...
Seniz Öngören, Ayşe Salihoğlu, Tuğçe Apaydın, Sevil Sadri, Ahmet Emre Eşkazan, Muhlis Cem Ar, Tuğrul Elverdi, Zafer Başlar, Yıldız Aydın, Teoman Soysal   +9 more
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Human neutrophil peptides and complement factor Bb in pathogenesis of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Haematologica, 2016
Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is primarily caused by the deficiency of plasma ADAMTS13 activity resulting from autoantibodies against ADAMTS13.
Wenjing Cao, Huy P. Pham, Lance A. Williams, Jenny McDaniel, Rance C. Siniard, Robin G. Lorenz, Marisa B. Marques, X. Long Zheng   +7 more
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Sequential occurrence of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, essential thrombocythemia, and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in a 42-year-old African-American woman: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012
Introduction Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura are two well recognized syndromes that are characterized by low platelet counts. In contrast, essential thrombocythemia is a myeloproliferative disease characterized
Farhat Mirna H, Kuriakose Philip, Jawad Michael, Hanbali Amr   +3 more
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura [PDF]

The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, 1989
Once formerly thought to be a rare disorder, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is becoming increasingly recognized. It is characterized by a pentad of clinical findings, including microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenic purpura, neurologic and renal abnormalities, and fever.
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IDIOPATHIC TROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA DURING PREGNANCY.OBSTETRICS AND PERENATAL RISKS

Акушерство, гинекология и репродукция, 2016
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is a relatively rare disease, especially during pregnancy. Currently, there are many ways of diagnostics, monitoring and treatment of patients.
V. B. Tskhay, E. K. Grebennikova
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Advances in ITP - therapy and quality of life - a patient survey. [PDF]

, 2011
Current guidelines recommend glucocorticoids and splenectomy as standard 1(st) and 2(nd) line treatments for chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). We sought to find out how German ITP-patients are treated with respect to these guidelines.
Axel C Matzdorff, Hummler, Simone, Sonja Eberle, Arnold, Gabriele, Abdulgabar Salama, Ostermann, Helmut, Helmut Ostermann, Matzdorff, Axel C., Gabriele Arnold, Simone Hummler, Eberle, Sonja, Axel C. Matzdorff, Salama, Abdulgabar   +12 more
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Platelet count response to Helicobacter pylori eradication for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in northeastern Brazil

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, 2018
Background: Several studies have demonstrated that platelet counts in Helicobacter pylori-positive patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura improved significantly after successful eradication of the infection.
Alzira Maria de Castro Barbosa, Rosangela Albuquerque Ribeiro, Cícero Ígor Simões Moura Silva, Francisco Will Saraiva Cruz, Orleancio Gomes Ripardo de Azevedo, Maria Helena da Silva Pitombeira, Lucia Libanez Campelo Braga   +6 more
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Phase II Study of Posttransplant Cyclophosphamide‐Based Graft‐Versus‐Host Disease Prophylaxis After HLA‐Mismatched Unrelated Donor Reduced Intensity Transplantation: Results From the ACCESS Trial Expansion Cohort

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Posttransplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) to prevent graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) improves outcomes in recipients of HLA mismatched unrelated donor (MMUD) allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo HCT). Outcomes of MMUD HCT using PTCy in patients requiring reduced intensity or non‐myeloablative conditioning (RIC/NMA) are not well ...
Brian C. Shaffer, Monzr M. Al Malki, Antonio Martin Jimenez Jimenez, Joseph Stanek, Stephanie Bo‐Subait, Brent R. Logan, Jianqun Kou, Erin Leckrone, Heather E. Stefanski, Stephen R. Spellman, Craig Malmberg, Medhat Askar, Rachel Cusatis, Dipenkumar Modi, Farhad Khimani, Mehdi Hamadani, Martin Maiers, Rachel Cook, Karen Ballen, Javier Bolaños‐Meade, Uttam Rao, Jordan Milner, Ramzi Abboud, Katarzyna Jamieson, George Carrum, Bhagirathbhai Dholaria, William J. Hogan, Ran Reshef, Satyajit Kosuri, Alison Loren, Karilyn Larkin, Sally Arai, Muna Qayed, Sung Won Choi, Larisa Broglie, Jeffery J. Auletta, Bronwen E. Shaw, Steven M. Devine, Mahasweta Gooptu   +38 more
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