A Rare Case of Severe Manifestation of COVID-19 Infection Presenting as Immune-Related Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura With Multiorgan Involvement Treated With Plasmapheresis, Steroids, Rituximab, and Caplacizumab

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) caused by decreased activity of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with a thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13). Platelet-rich thrombi in small vessels lead to fragmentation of RBCs causing microangiopathic...

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Autores principales: Mandyam, Saikiran, Fatmi, Syed S, Banzon, George, Kaur, Paramjit, Katamreddy, Yamini, Parghi, Devam, Farooq, Awais, Liaqat, Hamza, Basarakodu, Krishnamohan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9381864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35989829
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26961

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9381864/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35989829
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.26961

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