A Patient with Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Crohn Disease
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is a rare disease characterized with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, fever, kidney damage and neurologic symptoms. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was reported in the course of many causes such as inflammatory diseases, malignancies, infections, autoimmune disorders, stem cell trans¬plantation and drug administrations. There are only few cases of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with crohn disease was reported in the literature. We describe a 30 year old patient who presented with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with crohn disease. She was treated succesfully with plasmapheresis. Keywords: Crohn Disease; Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
Authors and Affiliations
Gülden Sincan, İlhami Kiki, Suat Sincan
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