title: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection.
abstract: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) belongs to the group of diseases called Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA). While several triggering conditions are known, often none is apparent in the individual case. We report a patient presenting with TTP that was associated with a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, with its consequent diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic implications. Further, our case had individual clinical features that were of interest within the TTP-HIV subgroup.
authors.affiliation: AMRI Hospital, Kolkata.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Geethesh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakroborty
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Arghya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Todi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology