Spontaneous recovery in a patient with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP): observation of a ‘subclinical’ TTP state
Browning S, Bahar B, Lee AI, Gorshein E. Spontaneous recovery in a patient with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP): observation of a ‘subclinical’ TTP state. Hematology 2020, 25: 473-477. PMID: 33269995, DOI: 10.1080/16078454.2020.1848973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraMicroangiopathic haemolytic anaemiaADAMTS13 activity levelsPlasma exchangeHaemolytic anaemiaThrombocytopenic purpuraHaematologic parametersSpontaneous recoveryAcute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraMild haemolytic anaemiaUrgent plasma exchangeInitiation of therapyHereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraActivity levelsDeficiency of ADAMTS13High mortality rateClinical remissionDisease remissionThrombotic microangiopathyPrompt treatmentThrombotic manifestationsADAMTS13 inhibitorUrgent therapyAsymptomatic femalesClinical manifestations