Incidence of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in Germany: a hospital level study

Incidence of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in Germany: a hospital level study

Abstract Background Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic Purpura (aTTP) is a life-threatening ultra-orphan disease with a reported annual incidence between 1.5 and 6.0 cases per million in Europe and mainly affecting otherwise young and healthy adults aged 40 years on average. The goal of this study...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang Miesbach, Jan Menne, Martin Bommer, Ulf Schönermarck, Thorsten Feldkamp, Martin Nitschke, Timm H. Westhoff, Felix S. Seibert, Rainer Woitas, Rui Sousa, Michael Wolf, Stefan Walzer, Björn Schwander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Germany
Incidence
Thrombotic microangiopathy
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-019-1240-0

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