Although rarely has the infection been considered a cause of hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, no unequivocal case reports exist.
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The second category of TMAs is TTP thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, which can be divided into 3 categories : congenital, idiopathic, and non-idiopathic.
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In the episode " Kind of a Crazy Idea ", Otis is diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenic purpura and went on medical leave.
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Terms for severe disease include " infectious thrombocytopenic purpura " and " Philippine ", " Thai ", or " Singapore hemorrhagic fever ".
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Last June, doctors from Northwestern University discovered that Plavix can cause a rare but potentially fatal form of anemia called thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
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Older people also tend to develop another complication, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a sort of leakage of the blood vessels that feed nerve cells.
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It turned out that she had chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, a rare condition in which the immune system attacks the spleen, causing bleeding.
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For example, mutations that cause the incorrect splicing of ?-globin mRNA are responsible of some cases of TTP ( thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ).
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Exchange transfusion is used in the treatment of a number of diseases, including sickle-cell disease, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, and hemolytic disease of the newborn.
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In a small number of cases, the infection may be associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura through a poorly understood mechanism.
