title: Chronic relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and antiphospholipid antibodies: a report of two cases.
abstract: We report on 2 cases of chronic relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, in which anti-phospholipid antibodies were also found. The first patient was felt to have the anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome, while the second patient had anti-phospholipid antibodies without clinical manifestations of the anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome. We discuss chronic relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and the anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome. Furthermore, we introduce the possibility of an association between chronic relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and the presence of anti-phospholipid antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0277, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trent
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Neustater
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lottenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000032:analysis*; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid