Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) Complicated by Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) and Purtscher's Retinopathy Responsive to Rituximab: Case Report and Literature Review

Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) Complicated by Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) and Purtscher's Retinopathy Responsive to Rituximab: Case Report and Literature Review

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a multisystem vasculopathy that infrequently presents with acute complications (1). We report here the case of a 12-year-old girl with JDM who developed Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and Purtscher's retinopathy. This is the second pediatric case of...

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Main Authors: Keerthi Gullapalli, Ofra Goldzweig, Kabita Nanda, Ravi Chekka, Shanail Berry, Hulya Bukulmez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
juvenile dermatomyositis
TTP
purtscher's retinopathy
ADAMTS13
rituximab
vWF
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2020.00436/full

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