Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy When Plasmapheresis Fails in Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated with Severe ADAMTS 13 Deficiency in Childhood: A Case Report

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a disorder of the blood-coagulation system, causing extensive microscopic clots to form in the small blood vessels throughout the body. TTP is quite a rare pathology in childhood, being more frequent among adults. Often it is hardly to distinguish from ot...

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Main Authors: P. Pavone, E. Passaniti, R. Taibi, M.R. Longo, G. Nunnari, A. Verrotti, A. Serra, R. Falsaperla, S. Cocuzza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:European Journal of Inflammation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727X1301100131