POS-026 INAUGURAL ACUTE AND SEVERE RENAL FAILURE OF THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA

Acute renal failure and severe rhabdomyolysis in a patient with resistant thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare, life-threatening disorder. This paper describes the case of a 39-year-old Sudanese male who presented to the emergency room with fever, jaundice, decreased level of consciousness, and worsening kidney function for 7 days, a high lactate dehydrogenase level (1947), severe thrombocytopenia (platelets 8), and numerous schistocytes in the periphe...

A case of Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura without Renal Dysfunction

Objective: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is the most malignant variant of microangiopathy that usually presents by typical symptoms including thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, neurological abnormalities, fever and renal impairment. Report of the Case: We report a 12-year-old male presented by cytopenia, fever, purpura on his extremities, seizure and lethargy. Peripheral blood sm...

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Diagnosis and Treatment

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare thrombotic microangiopathic disease, associated with thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. It is caused by an enzymatic dysfunction responsible in cleavage of blood clotting factors. In this study we have tried to review the available approaches in diagnoses of the disease as well as treatment strategies. Based on the what the current review ...

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and acute renal failure in adult Still's disease.

Ocular involvement in acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

hrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is an uncommon blood syndrome characterized by a pentad of symptoms including hemolytic anemia on a microangiopathic basis, thrombocytopenia with consequently severe hemorrhagic diathesis, neurologic changes of varying severity and/or impaired renal function. Bleeding usually involves mainly the skin and mucosae, but the gastroenteric, urogenital, centra...