Severe Acral Necrosis Complicating Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Two Toddlers

Acral ischemia/necrosis is one of the rarest but most dreadful complications of thrombotic microangiopathy in pediatric patients. It is more reported with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura than with hemolytic and uremic syndrome. Even with anticoagulant therapy, it is often irreversible, leading t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nassih, H., Lazrak, Z., Younous, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7787831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33457033
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8869883
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Sumario:Acral ischemia/necrosis is one of the rarest but most dreadful complications of thrombotic microangiopathy in pediatric patients. It is more reported with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura than with hemolytic and uremic syndrome. Even with anticoagulant therapy, it is often irreversible, leading to amputation.

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