RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164086415
T1 Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164086415
RD 2024/04/16
AB Systemic  disease  characterized  by  platelet  aggregation  into  widespread  platelet  thrombi  and  resulting  occlusion  of  the  microvasculature.  This  disease  is  closely  related  to  and  overlaps  with  Hemolytic  Uremic  Syndrome  (HUS)  within  the  broader  definition  of  thrombotic  microangiopathies.  Clinical  features  include  seizure,  hemiplegia,  fatigue,  abdominal  pain,  arthralgias,  neurological  deficit,  and  renal  insufficiency.  Idiopathic  presentation  with  a  60%  female  preponderance.