Management of Pregnancy-Associated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura

Abstract Thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura (TTP) is an infrequent but serious disease. Pregnancy is a known risk factor for presentation or relapse of TTP. Difficulties in differentiating TTP from preeclampsia/HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets) syndrome, and current treatm...

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Main Authors: Ashley Fyfe-Brown, Gwen Clarke, Kara Nerenberg, Sujata Chandra, Venu Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2013-05-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0032-1331380