Successful prevention of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) relapse using monthly prophylactic plasma exchanges throughout pregnancy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and a prior history of refractory TTP and recurrent fetal loss

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-31

  Abou Nassar, Karim ^a   Karsh, Jacob ^a   Giulivi, Antonio ^b   Allan, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Plasma exchange; Pregnancy; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; RECURRENT ABORTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; PLASMA EXCHANGE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC;

EID: 77955427487     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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