Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [2]

Overview

TTP is a medical emergency and requires prompt treatment. The mainstay of treatment for TTP is plasma exchange therapy. Surgery is recommended among all patients who develop TTP with no responsr to medical therapy.

Medical Therapy

TTP treatment:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Joly, Bérangère S.; Coppo, Paul; Veyradier, Agnès (2017). "Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura". Blood. 129 (21): 2836–2846. doi:10.1182/blood-2016-10-709857. ISSN 0006-4971.
  2. Bobbio-Pallavicini E, Porta C, Centurioni R, Gugliotta L, Vianelli N, Tacconi F, Billio A, Ascari E (April 1994). "Vincristine sulfate for the treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura refractory to plasma-exchange. The Italian Cooperative Group for TTP". Eur. J. Haematol. 52 (4): 222–6. PMID 8005232.
  3. Medina PJ, Sipols JM, George JN (September 2001). "Drug-associated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome". Curr. Opin. Hematol. 8 (5): 286–93. PMID 11604563.
  4. Scully M, Hunt BJ, Benjamin S, Liesner R, Rose P, Peyvandi F, Cheung B, Machin SJ (August 2012). "Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and other thrombotic microangiopathies". Br. J. Haematol. 158 (3): 323–35. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09167.x. PMID 22624596.

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