Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic
"Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acquired, congenital, or familial disorder caused by PLATELET AGGREGATION with THROMBOSIS in terminal arterioles and capillaries. Clinical features include THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; AZOTEMIA; FEVER; and thrombotic microangiopathy. The classical form also includes neurological symptoms and end-organ damage, such as RENAL FAILURE.
| Descriptor ID |
D011697
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.378.100.802.687.680 C15.378.140.855.925.750.680 C15.378.925.850 C23.550.414.950.687.680 C23.888.885.687.687.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic- Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic
- Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Thrombotic
- Moschkowitz Disease
- Disease, Moschkowitz
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Moschcowitz Disease
- Disease, Moschcowitz
- Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombopenic
- Thrombopenic Purpura, Thrombotic
- Thrombotic Thrombopenic Purpura
Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura- Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
- Schulman-Upshaw Syndrome
- Schulman Upshaw Syndrome
- Syndrome, Schulman-Upshaw
- Upshaw-Schulman Syndrome
- Syndrome, Upshaw-Schulman
- Upshaw Schulman Syndrome
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Congenital
- Upshaw Factor, Deficiency of
- Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia, Congenital
- Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Familial
- Familial Thrombotic Microangiopathy
- Microangiopathy, Familial Thrombotic
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic".
- Diseases [C]
- Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
- Hematologic Diseases [C15.378]
- Blood Coagulation Disorders [C15.378.100]
- Purpura [C15.378.100.802]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic [C15.378.100.802.687]
- Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic [C15.378.100.802.687.680]
- Blood Platelet Disorders [C15.378.140]
- Thrombocytopenia [C15.378.140.855]
- Thrombotic Microangiopathies [C15.378.140.855.925]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic [C15.378.140.855.925.750]
- Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic [C15.378.140.855.925.750.680]
- Thrombophilia [C15.378.925]
- Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic [C15.378.925.850]
- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
- Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
- Hemorrhage [C23.550.414]
- Purpura [C23.550.414.950]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic [C23.550.414.950.687]
- Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic [C23.550.414.950.687.680]
- Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
- Skin Manifestations [C23.888.885]
- Purpura [C23.888.885.687]
- Purpura, Thrombocytopenic [C23.888.885.687.687]
- Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic [C23.888.885.687.687.680]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic".
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic" by people in Profiles.
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Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Review. JAMA. 2025 08 12; 334(6):517-529.
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Adolescent acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: An analysis of the Pediatric Health Information System database. Thromb Res. 2023 02; 222:63-67.
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COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA BNT162b2) and COVID-19 infection-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in adolescents. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 06; 69(6):e29681.
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Deaths and complications associated with the management of acute immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Transfusion. 2020 04; 60(4):841-846.
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External validation of the PLASMIC score: a clinical prediction tool for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura diagnosis and treatment. J Thromb Haemost. 2018 01; 16(1):164-169.
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Derivation and external validation of the PLASMIC score for rapid assessment of adults with thrombotic microangiopathies: a cohort study. Lancet Haematol. 2017 Apr; 4(4):e157-e164.
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Impact of severe ADAMTS13 deficiency on clinical presentation and outcomes in patients with thrombotic microangiopathies: the experience of the Harvard TMA Research Collaborative. Br J Haematol. 2015 Dec; 171(5):836-44.
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Thrombocytopenia-Associated Multiple Organ Failure and Acute Kidney Injury. Crit Care Clin. 2015 Oct; 31(4):661-74.
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Ultralarge von Willebrand factor-induced platelet clumping and activation of the alternative complement pathway in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and the hemolytic-uremic syndromes. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2015 Jun; 29(3):509-24.
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Thrombotic microangiopathies and the linkage between von Willebrand factor and the alternative complement pathway. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2014 Jul; 40(5):544-50.