ISSN:
1432-0584
Schlagwort(e):
Key words Stem cell transplantation
;
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
;
Plasmapheresis
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare disease which, together with hemolytic uremic syndrome, is subsumed under thrombotic microangiopathy. After stem cell transplantation (SCT), this syndrome represents a possibly fatal complication with a higher incidence in allogeneic SCT than in autologous SCT. Although plasmapheresis offers an encouraging treatment modality in classic TTP, this seems less effective in bone marrow transplant-associated microangiopathy. This is probably due to a different etiology. We present a case of transplant-associated TTP with a fatal outcome despite multiple courses of plasmapheresis.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002770000187
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