title: An uncommon case of late thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (42 months) after autologous peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation in a child.
abstract: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a serious complication following bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Therapeutic plasma exchange does not appear to be effective in its management in contrast to classical TTP. We report the case of a child with TTP 3 years after autologous PBSC transplantation, in whom remission was achieved by administration of cyclosporin A, after failure of plasmapheresis as primary treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Hospital Infantil Niño Jesús, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González-Vicent
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Madero
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors