What is it about?
We present an unusual case of a 20-year-old feoderm woman from northeast region of Brazil who manifested thrombocytopenia during her pregnancy which was believed to be immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
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Why is it important?
With regard to the importance of a differential diagnosis of thrombotic microangiopathic disorders, we present a case of inherited ADAMTS13 deficiency with initial clinical features that mimicked a recurrent immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Because inherited TTP is extremely rare and complicates the course of pregnancy, the differential diagnosis of this disease is important. For this reason, diagnosis of microangiopathic disorders should be based on clinical symptoms and laboratory findings.
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Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to rare disease about Inherited thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Dr. VALTER ROMÃO DE SOUZA JUNIOR
University of Glasgow
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This page is a summary of: Inherited thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura mimicking immune thrombocytopenic purpura during pregnancy: a case report, Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1186/s13256-017-1545-3.
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