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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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Long-term Kidney Outcomes in Patients With Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Kidney International Reports, 2017
Severe acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are considered to be uncommon in patients with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Dustin J. Little, Lauren M. Mathias, Evaren E. Page, Johanna A. Kremer Hovinga, Sara K. Vesely, James N. George   +5 more
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Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia Successfully Treated with High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation and Hydroxychloroquine: Two Case Reports [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is thought to be characterized by an immune response against the host’s own platelets. If the thrombocytopenia is severe, patients are initially treated with high-dose steroids.
Bockow, Barry, Bockow, Tamara B
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“Living under the sword of Damocles”: a psychological support project for patients with immune thrombocytopenia and their caregivers

Bleeding, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an autoimmune disease that causes a drop in platelet count
Giuseppe Auteri, Laura Ricci, Nicola Vianelli, Barbara Lovrencic   +3 more
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Eltrombopag for the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia: The aegean region of Turkey experience [PDF]

, 2015
Objective: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an immune-mediated disease characterized by transient or persistent decrease of the platelet count to less than 100x109/L. Although it is included in a benign disease group, bleeding complications may be mortal.
Alacacıoğlu, İ., Arslan, Ö., Bilgir, O., Bolaman, Z., Büyükkeçeci, F., Ceylan, C., Gökgöz, Z., Görgün, G., Kabukçu, Sibel, Kadıköylü, G., Kahraman, S., Keskin, A., Kiper, H.D., Payzın, B., Saydam, G., Sevindik, Ö.G., Tombuloğlu, M., Vural, F., Çağlıyan, G.A., Özcan, M.A., Özdemirkıran, F., Şahin, F.   +21 more
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Continuity of care in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP): A visual roadmap for survivorship beyond acute management

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Jesse Qiao, Minh‐Ha Tran, Jennifer Jones, Sierra Simmons   +3 more
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Residues Arg568 and Phe592 contribute to an antigenic surface for anti-ADAMTS13 antibodies in the spacer domain

Haematologica, 2011
Background The majority of patients diagnosed with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura have autoantibodies directed towards the spacer domain of ADAMTS13.Design and Methods In this study we explored the epitope specificity and immunoglobulin class and ...
Wouter Pos, Nicoletta Sorvillo, Rob Fijnheer, Hendrik B. Feys, Paul H.P Kaijen, Gestur Vidarsson, Jan Voorberg   +6 more
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Thrombotic microangiopathy and associated renal disorders [PDF]

, 2012
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a pathological process involving thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and microvascular occlusion.
Barbour, T, Cohney, S, Hughes, P, Johnson, S   +3 more
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IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIPLE SPLEENS: A CASE REPORT

, 2023
Thaisa Frediani Bergamaschi, Larissa Felcar Hil, Isabel Cristina Hilgert Genz, Tiago Luan Branchi, Luiz Eduardo de Paula, Cecilia Resende Brunow Bazzo, Neide Tomimura Costa, Meline Angélica Cunha Rotter Ferreira, Anna Hermínia Castro Gomes de Amorim, Priscila Beatriz de Souza Medeiros   +9 more
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Frequency and Significance of HIV Infection among Patients Diagnosed with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura [PDF]

, 2017
Background. Case series of patients with a diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) have reported different frequencies of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; some series suggest that HIV infection may cause TTP. Methods.
Benjamin, Melody, Dezube, Bruce J., George, James N., Kremer Hovinga, Johanna A., Lämmle, Bernhard, Terrell, Deirdra R., Vesely, Sara K., Voskuhl, Gene W.   +7 more
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