Prasugrel and Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated with ADAMTS13 Activity Deficiency

Autor: Yanet Parodis Lopez, Nery Sablon Gonzalez, Noel Lorenzo Villalba, Rafael Camacho Galvan, Jose Carlos Rodriguez Perez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, Vol 3, Iss 5 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2284-2594
DOI: 10.12890/2016_000446
Popis: We report a case of a 64-year-old male who, 44 days after starting treatment with prasugrel, presented with severe thrombocytopenia, anemia, renal failure, and severe ADAMTS13 activity deficiency, along with a high titer of autoantibodies to this protease.
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