The FDA expanded the approval of Cablivi to include pediatric patients 12 years and older with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD, gives an overview on acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura including prevalence and the typical patient presentation. X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD: What is acquired TTP? TTP ...

It was a rare, aggressive blood disorder. Large teaching hospitals like the University of Tennessee Medical Center saw two or three cases a year of potentially deadly thrombotic thrombocytopenic ...

In acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), an immune-mediated deficiency of the von Willebrand factor–cleaving protease ADAMTS13 allows unrestrained adhesion of von Willebrand factor ...

Both hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) are characterized by thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA), affecting mainly the kidney and brain, respectively. Diagnosis ...

Purpose. A case of a patient who developed thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) after consuming a weight-loss product containing green tea is reported. Summary. A 38-year-old, 68-kg Caucasian ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the biologic Adzynma (ADAMTS13, recombinant-krhn, Takeda Pharmaceuticals) to treat adults and children who have a rare and life-threatening blood ...

When Stacy Cleckley began suffering from vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue and aching muscles, she thought it was the flu. But the mother of one found out in June 2007 that she was sick with the rare blood ...

Researchers from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, et al. have published a case report entitled "Acquired immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) associated with ...

Jo McIntyre, founder of TTPNetwork and a former domestic abuse reduction coordinator, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the King’s New Year Honours. The award recognises her 28 years ...