Post-transfusion thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report.
Post-transfusion thrombocytopenic purpura (PTTP) is a rare syndrome which was first brought to widespread attention by Shulman et al. Eighteen cases have been reported. The present report describes an additional patient, a multiparous female who developed petechia 7 days after blood transfusion. The patient's serum contained anti-P1A1 antibodies and her own platelets were P1A1-negative. She was treated with prednisone and recovered spontaneously without exchange transfusion of whole blood or plasma.
D000368:Aged; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D011241:Prednisone