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Treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
The review discusses approaches to treatment of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) or Upshaw-Schulman syndrome. In congenital TTP, plasma transfusions are sufficient. Such treatment options as plasma exchange, administration of clotting factor VIII concentrate, recombinant ADAMTS13, are also used.
Gennadii M. Galstyan+3 more
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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Dengue Fever
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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Inherited thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia accompanied by variable neurological dysfunction, renal failure and fever.[1][1] Lesions consist of vessel wall thickening (mainly arterioles ...
Miriam Galbusera+2 more
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Increased plasma von Willebrand factor antigen levels but normal von Willebrand factor cleaving protease (ADAMTS13) activity in preeclampsia. [PDF]
The activity of ADAMTS13, the von Willebrand factor (VWF) cleaving protease is low in several conditions, including HELLP (haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome.
Bõze, Tamás+9 more
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Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is primarily caused by the deficiency of plasma ADAMTS13 activity resulting from autoantibodies against ADAMTS13.
Wenjing Cao+7 more
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Cost effectiveness of caplacizumab in acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening disease characterized by thrombotic microangiopathy leading to end-organ damage. The standard of care (SOC) treatment is therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) alongside immunomodulation
George Goshua+5 more
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Background Incidences of immune thrombocytopenic purpura occur in 1 in every 1000–10,000 pregnancies accounting for 3% of all thrombocytopenic pregnancies.
Naser Al-Husban, Oqba Al-Kuran
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Characterization of the complications associated with plasma exchange for thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura and related thrombotic microangiopathic anaemias: a single institution experience. [PDF]
Plasma exchange (PEX) is a life-saving therapeutic procedure in patients with thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura (TTP) and other thrombotic microangiopathic anaemias (TMAs). However, it may be associated with significant complications, exacerbating the
Collier, D+5 more
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
This overview summarizes the history of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) from its initial recognition in 1924 as a most often fatal disease to the discovery in 1997 of ADAMTS-13 deficiency as a major risk factor for acute disease manifestation.
J. A. Kremer Hovinga+2 more
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Background Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is still associated with a 10–20% death rate. It has still not been possible to clearly identify early prognostic factors of death.
Ygal Benhamou+30 more
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