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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of TTP may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.
Common risk factors in the development of TTP include:[1][2]
- Black ethnicity
- Female gender
- SLE
- Obesity
- Pregnancy (third tremestr)
- Cancer therapies
Less Common Risk Factors
Less common risk factors in the development of TTP include:
- HIV infection
- Bone marrow transplantation
- Antiplatelet agents
- Quinine
References
- ↑ Martino S, Jamme M, Deligny C, Busson M, Loiseau P, Azoulay E, Galicier L, Pène F, Provôt F, Dossier A, Saheb S, Veyradier A, Coppo P (2016). "Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Black People: Impact of Ethnicity on Survival and Genetic Risk Factors". PLoS ONE. 11 (7): e0156679. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156679. PMC 4934773. PMID 27383202.
- ↑ Nicol, Kathleen K.; Shelton, Brent J.; Knovich, Mary Ann; Owen, John (2003). "Overweight individuals are at increased risk for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura". American Journal of Hematology. 74 (3): 170–174. doi:10.1002/ajh.10418. ISSN 0361-8609.