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Inherited thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura mimicking immune thrombocytopenic purpura during pregnancy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a very rare hereditary blood deficiency disorder of ADAMTS13 (von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease) and a life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by thrombocytopenia and ...
Valter Romão de Souza, Ana Beatriz Cavalcante de Oliveira, Ana Maria Vanderlei, Amanda Queiroz da Mota Silveira Aroucha, Bruna Pontes Duarte, Aureli Nunes Machado, Lívia Netto Chaer, Cláudia Wanderley de Barros Correia, Maria da Conceição de Barros Correia, Manuela Freire Hazin Costa   +9 more
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Opportunities for improving platelet transfusion practice: A large retrospective audit across 22 hospitals

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Summary Despite evidence‐based guidelines to inform platelet transfusion practice, unnecessary platelet transfusion persists. We performed a multicentre retrospective analysis of adults admitted to general medicine, subspecialty medicine and critical care from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2022.
Sarah Ryan, Yang Liu, Sheharyar Raza, Anne Loeffler, Nicole Relke, Nadia Gabarin, Malcolm Risk, Phuong Uyen Nguyen, Na Li, Amol Verma, Fahad Razak, Keyvan Karkouti, Janique Dyba, Donald Arnold, Jeannie Callum   +14 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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Multiple domains of ADAMTS13 are targeted by autoantibodies against ADAMTS13 in patients with acquired idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Haematologica, 2010
Background Type G immunoglobulins against ADAMTS13 are the primary cause of acquired (idiopathic) thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. However, the domains of ADAMTS13 which the type G anti-ADAMT13 immunoglobulins target have not been investigated in a ...
X. Long Zheng, Haifeng M. Wu, Dezhi Shang, Erica Falls, Christopher G. Skipwith, Spero R. Cataland, Charles L. Bennett, Hau C. Kwaan   +7 more
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Contrasting Approaches in the Implementation of GRADE Methodology in Guidelines for Haemophilia and Von Willebrand Disease

Haemophilia, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The 2024 ISTH clinical practice guideline (CPG) for treatment of congenital haemophilia, the NBDF‐McMaster Guideline on Care Models for Haemophilia Management, and ASH ISTH NBDF WFH guidelines on the diagnosis and management of VWD all utilised GRADE methodology.
Mark W. Skinner, Manuela Albisetti, Jesús Ardila, Jan Astermark, Jan Blatny, Manuel Carcao, Pratima Chowdary, Nathan T. Connell, Miguel Crato, Yesim Dargaud, Roseline d'Oiron, Amy L. Dunn, Miguel A. Escobar, Carmen Escuriola‐Ettingshausen, Emna Gouider, Annie Harroche, Cedric Hermans, Victor Jimenez‐Yuste, Radoslaw Kaczmarek, Gili Kenet, Liane Khoo, Robert Klamroth, Florian Langer, David Lillicrap, Johnny Mahlangu, Christoph Male, Tadashi Matsushita, Sandrine Meunier, Wolfgang Miesbach, Beatrice Nolan, Johannes Oldenburg, Brian O'Mahony, Margareth Ozelo, Glenn F. Pierce, Gloria Ramos, Michael Recht, Olivia Romero‐Lux, Dawn Rotellini, Rita C. Santoro, Tammuella C. Singleton, Alok Srivastava, Sophie Susen, Kate Talks, Huyen Tran, Leonard A. Valentino, Jerzy Windyga, Renchi Yang, Maria Elisa Mancuso, also on behalf of AICE, AHAD‐AP, AHCDC, ATHN, CLAHT, EHC, French CRH & MHEMO, HTCCNC, NBDF, PEDNET, UKHCDO, WFH   +59 more
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Clinical factors and biomarkers predict outcome in patients with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Haematologica, 2019
Immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is characterized by severe thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. It is primarily caused by immunoglobin G type autoantibodies against ADAMTS13, a plasma metalloprotease that cleaves ...
Elizabeth M. Staley, Wenjing Cao, Huy P. Pham, Chong H. Kim, Nicole K. Kocher, Lucy Zheng, Radhika Gangaraju, Robin G. Lorenz, Lance A. Williams, Marisa B. Marques, X. Long Zheng   +10 more
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Common Hematologic Emergencies—Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia and Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemias—A Pivotal Role of Clinical Laboratory

International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hematologic emergencies are urgent health conditions which result in significant mortality and morbidity unless timely therapeutic measures are taken. Therapeutic success depends on their timely and accurate recognition by hematology laboratory services.
Ganna Shestakova, Nicolas Ulrich Edgar, Anton V. Rets   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diclofenac-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with concomitant complement dysregulation: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and hemolytic uremic syndrome are two forms of thrombotic microangiopathies. They are characterized by severe thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolysis, and thrombosis, leading to a systemic inflammatory ...
Jose Perez Lara, Yaneidy Santana, Maneesh Gaddam, Asghar Ali, Sandeep Malik, Misbahuddin Khaja   +5 more
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Intracranial Hemorrhage Due to Secondary Hypertension from Intracranial Large Vessel Occlusion [PDF]

, 2020
Simultaneous hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes have been previously reported in the literature. Typically, these occur in patients secondary to dialysis, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, or thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.1,2,3 However, this is the unique
Khan, Asif A., Rawal, Amit, Saeed, Omar, Waldman, Alex   +3 more
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Cerebral fat embolism syndrome mimicking thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with Hemoglobin SC disease [PDF]

, 2016
Case Presentation A 54 year‐old man with hemoglobin SC disease (HbSC) and a history of substance abuse presented to the Emergency Department from a nursing home with two days of progressive weakness, shortness of breath, and lower back pain.
Devnani, Rohit, Kammeyer, Ryan, Mehta, Rakesh   +2 more
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