Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with COVID-19 in a critically ill child: a Peruvian case report

• Main Authors: Jesús Domínguez-Rojas (Author), William Campano (Author), Jaime Tasayco (Author), Andrea Siu-Lam (Author), Cesia Ortega-Ocas (Author), Noé Atamari-Anahui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Permanyer, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare disease. In middle and low-income countries, specific resources are required for its diagnosis due to the lack of diagnostic tests and the variable response to plasma exchange, especially in the context of the new SARS-CoV-2 pa...