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A case of refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura treated with plasmapheresis and rituximab [PDF]

, 2016
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare, life-threatening disorder with no prevalence or incidence studies in sub-Saharan Africa. Acquired TTP has several causes, all of which lead to decreased activity of von Willebrand factor cleaving ...
Kirui, Nicholas, Sokwala, Ahmed
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Post-Partum Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) in a Patient with known Idiopathic (Immune) Thrombocytopenic Purpura: a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
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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Cost effectiveness of caplacizumab in acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Blood, 2020
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
G. Goshua, P. Sinha, J. Hendrickson, C. Tormey, Pavan K. Bendapudi, A. Lee   +5 more
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Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A rare disease associated with BNT162b2 vaccine

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 2021
In December 2020 the Israeli Health Ministry began a mass vaccination campaign with the BNT162b2 vaccine. This was an important step in overcoming the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) pandemic. Autoimmune phenomenon have been
H. Maayan, I. Kirgner, O. Gutwein, K. Herzog-Tzarfati, N. Rahimi-Levene, M. Koren-Michowitz, D. Blickstein   +6 more
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Development and validation of a predictive model for death in acquired severe ADAMTS13 deficiency-associated idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: the French TMA Reference Center experience

Haematologica, 2012
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, Cyrielle Assié, Pierre-Yves Boelle, Marc Buffet, Rana Grillberger, Sandrine Malot, Alain Wynckel, Claire Presne, Gabriel Choukroun, Pascale Poullin, François Provôt, Didier Gruson, Mohamed Hamidou, Dominique Bordessoule, Jacques Pourrat, Jean-Paul Mira, Véronique Le Guern, Claire Pouteil-Noble, Cédric Daubin, Philippe Vanhille, Eric Rondeau, Jean-Bernard Palcoux, Christiane Mousson, Cécile Vigneau, Guy Bonmarchand, Bertrand Guidet, Lionel Galicier, Elie Azoulay, Hanspeter Rottensteiner, Agnès Veyradier, Paul Coppo   +30 more
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Levels of von Willebrand factor antigen and von Willebrand factor cleaving protease (ADAMTS13) activity predict clinical events in chronic heart failure. [PDF]

, 2009
Decreased activity of ADAMTS13, the von Willebrand factor (VWF) cleaving protease, was recently reported in cardiovascular diseases and in hepatic failure.
Borgulya, Gábor, Cervenak, László, Förhécz, Zsolt, Gombos, Tímea, Hársfalvi, Jolán, Jánoskuti, Lívia, Kunde, Jan, Makó, Veronika, Papassotiriou, Jana, Pozsonyi, Zoltán, Prohászka, Zoltán   +10 more
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Degradation of two novel congenital TTP ADAMTS13 mutants by the cell proteasome prevents ADAMTS13 secretion [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Over 150 mutations have been identified in the ADAMTS13 gene in patients with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). The majority of these (86%), lead to reduced (
Garagiola, I, Machin, S, Mackie, I, Peyvandi, F, Underwood, M   +4 more
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Rituximab induced pulmonary edema managed with extracorporeal life support [PDF]

, 2018
Though rare, rituximab has been reported to induce severe pulmonary edema. We describe the first report of ECLS utilization for this indication. A 31-year-old female with severe thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura developed florid pulmonary edema after ...
Aguilar, Patrick, Balsara, Keki R, Isakow, Warren, Itoh, Akinobu, Masood, Muhammad F, Miller, Jacob R, Sanfilippo, Kristen M   +6 more
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Campylobacter Jejuni and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1990
Gastrointestinal bacterial infections could be associated with multisystem complication due to the thrombotic phenomena. This paper reports the association of Campylobacter jejuni infection and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and describes a new ...
Roman Jaeschke, E Jan Irvine, Jane Moore, John Kelton   +3 more
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The diagnosis and management of the haematologic manifestations of lupus [PDF]

, 2016
Haematological manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are frequently observed. They are diverse and range from mild to severe.
Castro, SG, Isenberg, DA, Velo-García, A   +2 more
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