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Four patients withboth thromboticthrombocytopenicpurpura andautoimmunethrombocytopenicpurpura Beverly W. BaronMarisa Saint MartinBrian S. Sucharetza2001 год

Four patients with both thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura: The concept of a mixed immune thrombocytopenia syndrome and indications for plasma exchange
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Аннотация: Abstract Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ATP) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) are each well recognized clinical syndromes which may appear as single episodes or may have chronic relapsing courses. We present four patients negative for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who appear to have both diagnoses with either concomitant or intermingled episodes, and we review seven additional patients reported in the literature with similar features. All four of our patients are female, two have underlying connective tissue disorders, and their ATP processes came to our attention because of incomplete response of the platelet count to plasma exchange therapy (PEX) during a TTP phase (Cases 1 and 2) or development of thrombocytopenia in the absence of microangiopathy on the background of prior typical TTP episodes (Cases 3 and 4). Recognition of the ATP diagnosis in each case resulted in discontinuation of PEX (Cases 1 and 2) or not instituting PEX (Cases 3 and 4). In each instance, a satisfactory rise in platelet count followed treatment for ATP. Based upon this experience, we conclude that some individuals may have a mixed immune thrombocytopenia syndrome; careful analysis of the mechanism of thrombocytopenia, especially in recurrent episodes and in patients who respond incompletely to PEX for TTP, is important when deciding whether to initiate or continue PEX, or to consider therapies appropriate for other mechanisms of thrombocytopenia. J. Clin. Apheresis 16:179–185, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Год издания: 2001
Авторы: Beverly W. Baron, Marisa Saint Martin, Brian S. Sucharetza, Hyeran Helen Jeon, Joseph M. Baron
Издательство: Wiley
Источник: Journal of Clinical Apheresis
Ключевые слова: Complement system in diseases, Platelet Disorders and Treatments, Blood groups and transfusion
Другие ссылки: Journal of Clinical Apheresis (HTML)
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