Fatal chronic relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following autologous bone marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukemia.
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a severe and potentially fatal syndrome increasingly reported shortly after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. We report a 49-year-old patient who developed a recurrent and ultimately fatal form of TTP late after autotransplant for chronic myeloid leukemia.
Lugassy
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Hematology Institute, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel.
Ducach
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Blumenthal
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D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous