An improbable and unusual case of thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura

• Main Authors: Jaymon Patel (Author), Preeti Patel (Author), Zohair Ahmed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening medical emergency which may be difficult to recognize given the wide spectrum in which it presents. A delay in treatment may be catastrophic as untreated cases of TTP have a mortality rate exceeding 90%. Given the high fatality rate of...