title: Fatal chronic relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following autologous bone marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukemia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hematology Institute, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lugassy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ducach
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
mesh_terms: 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