Cargando…

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura secondary to Streptococcus

We describe a 16 year old female who developed thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) following infection due to Streptococcus. Initially presenting a fever and systemic upset she progressed to develop dialysis dependent acute renal failure, seizures, thrombocytopenia and a haemolytic anaemia—the...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Morrin, M.J., Jones, F.G.C., McConville, J., Arnold, C., Mullan, B., Lavery, G.G., McMullin, M.F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2006
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7106395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16616715
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.transci.2005.06.003