Five patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) were treated with corticosteroids, plasma exchange (PE), and antiplatelet agents. ABO-and Rh-compatible fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) was used as the replacement fluid. None of the patients received FFP infusion without PE. The patients were
Transient focal abnormalities with confusion: A case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
โ Scribed by Keith Kaback; M Andrew Levitt; Arthur Sanders
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 389 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6760
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