Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a review of the literature in the light of our experience with plasma exchange

Blood Transfus. 2012 Oct;10(4):521-32. doi: 10.2450/2012.0122-11. Epub 2012 Jun 27.

Authors

Claudia Rizzo¹, Sergio Rizzo, Elisabetta Scirè, Danilo Di Bona, Carlo Ingrassia, Giovanni Franco, Roberto Bono, Gerlando Quintini, Calogero Caruso

Affiliation

¹ Unit of Immunohaematology and Transfusion Medicine, Paolo Giaccone University Hospital, Department of Biopathology and Medical and Forensic Biotechnologies, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Plasma Exchange / methods*
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / blood
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / genetics
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / therapy*