Rare Presentation of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Jejunal Stricture

Rare Presentation of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Jejunal Stricture

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare thrombotic disease characterized by episodes of thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia due to disseminated microvascular thrombosis. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was first described in 1924 by Moschowitz as a disease presenting wi...

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Main Authors: Prabath K. Abeysundara, Inoshi Atukorala, K. P. C. Dalpatadu, Karthiha Balendran, M. D. S. A. Dilrukshi, G M O Fernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2017-10-01
Series:International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
Subjects:
TTP
Chron’s- disease
Online Access:https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/670
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spelling doaj-05220e80365b49d287119dd5b00b6dcb2020-11-25T04:02:46ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research2008-22072017-10-01114Rare Presentation of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Jejunal StricturePrabath K. Abeysundara0Inoshi Atukorala1K. P. C. Dalpatadu2Karthiha Balendran3M. D. S. A. Dilrukshi4G M O Fernando5Post graduate institute of Medicine, University of colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaFaculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaFaculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaPost graduate institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaPost graduate institute of medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaPost graduate institute of medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare thrombotic disease characterized by episodes of thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia due to disseminated microvascular thrombosis. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was first described in 1924 by Moschowitz as a disease presenting with a pentad of signs and symptoms (anemia, thrombocytopenia, fever, hemiparesis and hematuria). Previous studies have described atypical manifestations of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura such as hemolysis, anemia and thrombosis. https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/670TTPChron’s- disease
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author Prabath K. Abeysundara
Inoshi Atukorala
K. P. C. Dalpatadu
Karthiha Balendran
M. D. S. A. Dilrukshi
G M O Fernando
spellingShingle Prabath K. Abeysundara
Inoshi Atukorala
K. P. C. Dalpatadu
Karthiha Balendran
M. D. S. A. Dilrukshi
G M O Fernando
Rare Presentation of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Jejunal Stricture
International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
TTP
Chron’s- disease
author_facet Prabath K. Abeysundara
Inoshi Atukorala
K. P. C. Dalpatadu
Karthiha Balendran
M. D. S. A. Dilrukshi
G M O Fernando
author_sort Prabath K. Abeysundara
title Rare Presentation of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Jejunal Stricture
title_short Rare Presentation of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Jejunal Stricture
title_full Rare Presentation of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Jejunal Stricture
title_fullStr Rare Presentation of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Jejunal Stricture
title_full_unstemmed Rare Presentation of Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Jejunal Stricture
title_sort rare presentation of refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: jejunal stricture
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
issn 2008-2207
publishDate 2017-10-01
description Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare thrombotic disease characterized by episodes of thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia due to disseminated microvascular thrombosis. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was first described in 1924 by Moschowitz as a disease presenting with a pentad of signs and symptoms (anemia, thrombocytopenia, fever, hemiparesis and hematuria). Previous studies have described atypical manifestations of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura such as hemolysis, anemia and thrombosis.
topic TTP
Chron’s- disease
url https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/670
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