## Abstract Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a lifeβthreatening disease that is treated successfully with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and often with corticosteroids; however, almost one third of TTP patients have treatment failures that require either longβterm TPEs or other adjun
Successful pregnancies of two patients with relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
β Scribed by Y. Ezra; N. Mordel; E. Sadovsky; J.G. Schenker; A. Eldor
- Book ID
- 118888980
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 551 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7292
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## Abstract Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) was once uniformly fatal. Therapeutic plasma exchange in combination with immunosuppressive and antiβplatelet agents, however, have resulted in improved survival rates of greater than 80% for patients with TTP. In spite of aggressive plasma exch