Treatment of Concurrent Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Graves’ Disease: A Report on Two Cases

Graves’ disease (GD) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) are autoimmune diseases caused by autoantibodies against the TSH receptor (TRAb) and the enzyme ADAMTS13. We here report on two patients with concurrent GD and TTP, who achieved sustained remission of both conditions with the TTP tre...

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Main Authors: Karl Lhotta, Emanuel Zitt, Hannelore Sprenger-Mähr, Lorin Loacker, Alexander Becherer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5747969