Twice Daily Plasma Exchange in Refractory Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
โ Scribed by Eiad Kahwash; William B Lockwood
- Book ID
- 109097149
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-6660
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A retrospective analysis was made of 14 consecutive adults with hemolytic uremic syndromeithrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (HUSiTTP) who were treated with plasma exchange (PE). In six patients the disease was primary, whilst in eight HUSiTTP was considered secondary to an associated condition. Th