Abstract
A 35-year-old woman with a 20-year history of limited scleroderma presented with a 7-day history of low grade fever associated with a red colored urine, 2 days of jaundice and lower extremity petechiae. On admission she had a rapidly deteriorating neurological status associated with thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic anemia. A diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) was made and treatment begun with fresh frozen plasma, plasma exchange and pulse corticosteroids. After a stormy 28-day hospital course she was discharged without residual problems of TTP.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 900-901 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Rheumatology |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- limited scleroderma
- plasma exchange
- plasmapheresis
- thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rheumatology
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology