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Purpura with regular shape in an adolescent: Beware of dermatitis artefacta

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundPurpura is common in pediatric patients, mostly diagnosed as IgA-related vasculitis (Henoch–Schönlein purpura), idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). However, in some cases, for example, cases
Yuhao Chen, Yuhao Chen, Lin Li, Jing Lu, Jing Lu   +4 more
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Caplacizumab Therapy without Plasma Exchange for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2019
Managing Acquired TTP without Plasma Exchange A case of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is reported in a Jehovah’s Witness who had neurologic manifestations but would not accept plasma...
Deepak P. Chander, M. Loch, S. Cataland, J. George   +3 more
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Helicobacter pylori prevalence and its association with fecal occult blood and hemoglobin concentration in children in Ilam, Iran

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a widespread Gram‐negative bacterium, affecting over half of the global population. This study investigated the prevalence of H. pylori among children in Ilam, western Iran, and assessed potential associations between infection, fecal occult blood tests (FOBT), hemoglobin concentration (HbC), and ...
Saeed Hemati, Zahra Mahdavi, Zeinab Mohsenipour   +2 more
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Using plasma exchange to successfully manage thyrotoxicosis in a patient with possible antithyroid drug-related thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Endocrine Regulations, 2017
Objective. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare disease characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenic purpura, neurologic abnormalities, fever, and renal insufficiency.
Tazegul G, Ogut TS, Bozoglan H, Dogan O, Yilmaz N, Ulas T, Salim O, Sari R, Altunbas HA, Balci MK   +9 more
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Effectiveness of antenatal intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in recurrent fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia

Ultrasound in Obstetrics &Gynecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of antenatal intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment for recurrent fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) and to determine factors associated with a good response to treatment. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women diagnosed with FNAIT and managed at a single
K. Zloto, S. Cohen, L. Batsry, A. Schwartz, T. Weissbach, H. Avnet, B. Weisz, Y. Yinon   +7 more
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The Relationship Between Helicobacter Pylori Infection And Childhood Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

مجلة كلية الطب, 2007
Background: Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura , a disorder characterized by autoantibody mediated platelets destruction causing decreased number of circulating platelets manifest as bleeding tendency.
Sawsan S. Abbas, Tariq M. Hadi
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Toward targeted therapy and precision medicine

Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2018
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by severe congenital or immune‐mediated deficiency in ADAMTS13, the enzyme that cleaves von Willebrand factor multimers.
P. Coppo, A. Cuker, J. George
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Resolution of pancytopenia in a dog infected with Bartonella rochalimae in association with antibiotic therapy

Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Fever, non‐regenerative anaemia and leukopenia were documented in a 7‐year‐old, entire, male Akita Inu dog. The serum biochemistry and urinalysis were unremarkable. Tests for infectious agents were negative, except for SNAP 4Dx seropositive for Anaplasma phagocytophilum or A. platys. PCR for Anaplasma spp. was negative.
Clàudia Viñeta, Javier Martínez‐Caro, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Josep Pastor, Xavier Roura   +4 more
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A clinical case of thrombocytopenic purpura in a 13-year-old child

Лечащий Врач
Background. Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is an immune-mediated disease that develops as a result of impaired immune tolerance to platelet antigens and the formation of antibodies to them, followed by a decrease in platelet levels per unit volume of ...
A. Yu. Babko, O. B. Gordeeva, A. V. Dobrotok   +2 more
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Secondary immune thrombocytopenic purpura with renal cell carcinoma

IJU Case Reports, 2019
Introduction Several types of cancers are reported to induce secondary immune thrombocytopenia resembling immune thrombocytopenic purpura‐like syndrome. However, renal cell carcinoma‐induced immune thrombocytopenic purpura is an extremely rare phenomenon.
Shigeaki Nakazawa, Masataka Kawamura, Kosuke Nakano, Norichika Ueda, Hidefumi Kishikawa, Hirokazu Kashiwagi, Motohide Uemura, Ryoichi Imamura, Kenji Nishimura, Norio Nonomura   +9 more
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