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HUS & TTP (Ref. Hari. 18 Ed., Pg-970)
HUS & TTP (Ref. Hari. 18 Ed., Pg-970)
HUS & TTP (Ref. Hari. 18 Ed., Pg-970)
TTP is characterized by
1. Thrombocytopenia,
2. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
3. Fever
4. Transient neurologic deficits
5. Renal failure.
This is due to widespread hyaline microthrombi found in
arterioles and capillaries.
Causes include
1. Pregnancy
2. Metastatic cancer
3. HIV infection
4. High dose chemotherapy
5. Mitomycin C
6. Antiplatelet agents like ticlopidine
a. The presence of Coombs negative
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