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ADAMTS13 and von Willebrand factor in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

open access: yesAnnual Review of Medicine, 2015
Pathogenesis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) was a mystery for over half a century until the discovery of ADAMTS13. ADAMTS13 is primarily synthesized in the liver, and its main function is to cleave von Willebrand factor (VWF) anchored on ...
X. Zheng
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Improvement of thrombocytopenia after treatment for Helicobacter pylori in a patient with immunologic thrombocytopenic purpura

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia, 2014
Immune thrombocytopenic purpura is the most common autoimmune hematologic disease, affecting individuals of different ages. Recently, the bacterium Helicobacter pylori entered the list of causes of immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
Aline Maia Rocha   +2 more
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Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a practice guideline developed by explicit methods for the American Society of Hematology.

open access: yesBlood, 1996
DIOPATHIC thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP, also I known as primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura) is a hematologic disorder for which appropriate diagnostic and treatment strategies are uncertain.
J. George   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How I treat refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

open access: yesBlood, 2015
Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is characterized by thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) without an obvious cause, and may include fever, mild renal failure, and neurologic deficits.
F. Sayani, C. Abrams
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acute Kidney Injury, Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura, and the Infection That Binds Them Together: Disseminated Histoplasmosis

open access: yesJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2017
Untreated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) can be complicated by opportunistic infections, including disseminated histoplasmosis (DH). Although endemic to portions of the United States and usually benign, DH can rarely act as an opportunistic infection
Pooja Sethi MD   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thrombocytopenia: diagnosis with flow cytometry and antiplatelet antibodies

open access: yesEinstein (São Paulo), 2011
Objective: To identify antiplatelet antibodies by flow cytometry (direct method) in patients with thrombocytopenia. Methods: Between January 1997 and March 2004 a total of 15100 patients were referred to the Centro de Hematologia de São Paulo for ...
João Carlos de Campos Guerra   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and the hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 1998
BACKGROUND Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and the hemolytic-uremic syndrome are severe microvascular disorders of platelet clumping with similar signs and symptoms.
M. Furlan   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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