A Case Report of Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: The Peripheral Blood Smear Lights the Diagnosis.
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DOI: 10.1097/mph.0000000000002032
Abstract: We report on a 12-year-old boy with congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, on who had an erroneous diagnosis as chronic immune thrombocytopenia. The patient presented with complaints of jaundice and skin rash. Laboratory analysis showed nonimmune… read more here.
Keywords: thrombocytopenic purpura; thrombotic thrombocytopenic; blood smear; peripheral blood ... See more keywords
Current prophylactic plasma infusion protocols do not adequately prevent long‐term cumulative organ damage in the Japanese congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura cohort
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DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17560
Abstract: Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP), known as Upshaw–Schulman syndrome, is an ultrarare thrombotic disorder caused by ADAMTS13 gene mutations; however, its long‐term outcomes have not been widely studied. A questionnaire survey was administered to physicians… read more here.
Keywords: ffp; organ damage; thrombotic thrombocytopenic; congenital thrombotic ... See more keywords