title: Case report: post-transfusion purpura.
abstract: Post-transfusion purpura (PTP) is a rare disorder characterized by the abrupt onset of severe thrombocytopenia following a blood transfusion. We describe a case of PTP in a patient treated with plasmapheresis, noting that this is an uncommon but treatable disease entity.
authors.affiliation: Morristown Memorial Hospital, NJ 07962-1956, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gerstein
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Klainer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bisaccia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010956:Plasmapheresis; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D065227:Transfusion Reaction