Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the first trimester of pregnancy

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the first trimester of pregnancy

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) occurs more commonly in women and so can be associated with pregnancy. The time during pregnancy with greatest risk for development of TTP is near term and during the post partum period. TTP occurring in early trimester is uncommon and is also associated wit...

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Main Authors: Pooja Sikka, Seema Chopra, Neelam Aggarwal, Vanita Suri, Abi Chandrasekaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
Subjects:
First trimester
plasmapheresis
pregnancy
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Online Access:http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2013;volume=7;issue=1;spage=79;epage=80;aulast=Sikka
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spelling doaj-868d51c15d5f4bfb87ff3e8277c3074e2020-11-25T01:44:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAsian Journal of Transfusion Science0973-62471998-35652013-01-0171798010.4103/0973-6247.106746Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the first trimester of pregnancyPooja SikkaSeema ChopraNeelam AggarwalVanita SuriAbi ChandrasekaranThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) occurs more commonly in women and so can be associated with pregnancy. The time during pregnancy with greatest risk for development of TTP is near term and during the post partum period. TTP occurring in early trimester is uncommon and is also associated with great maternal and fetal mortality. We report a successful outcome of pregnancy in a woman with TTP in early first trimester who was treated with therapeutic plasma exchange.http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2013;volume=7;issue=1;spage=79;epage=80;aulast=SikkaFirst trimesterplasmapheresispregnancythrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
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author Pooja Sikka
Seema Chopra
Neelam Aggarwal
Vanita Suri
Abi Chandrasekaran
spellingShingle Pooja Sikka
Seema Chopra
Neelam Aggarwal
Vanita Suri
Abi Chandrasekaran
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the first trimester of pregnancy
Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
First trimester
plasmapheresis
pregnancy
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
author_facet Pooja Sikka
Seema Chopra
Neelam Aggarwal
Vanita Suri
Abi Chandrasekaran
author_sort Pooja Sikka
title Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the first trimester of pregnancy
title_short Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the first trimester of pregnancy
title_full Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the first trimester of pregnancy
title_fullStr Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the first trimester of pregnancy
title_full_unstemmed Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the first trimester of pregnancy
title_sort thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the first trimester of pregnancy
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
issn 0973-6247
1998-3565
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) occurs more commonly in women and so can be associated with pregnancy. The time during pregnancy with greatest risk for development of TTP is near term and during the post partum period. TTP occurring in early trimester is uncommon and is also associated with great maternal and fetal mortality. We report a successful outcome of pregnancy in a woman with TTP in early first trimester who was treated with therapeutic plasma exchange.
topic First trimester
plasmapheresis
pregnancy
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
url http://www.ajts.org/article.asp?issn=0973-6247;year=2013;volume=7;issue=1;spage=79;epage=80;aulast=Sikka
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