Fatal thrombotic throbmocytopenic purpura coexisting with bacterial infection: a case report.
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) has a varied clinical presentation with possibly rapid deterioration. Neurological involvement in TTP is common. A 75-year-old woman with TTP presented with diffuse ischemic stroke and fatal multi-organ damage following bacterial infections. Coexisting bacterial infection, cardiac dysfunction and diffuse cerebral infarction may be poor prognostic factors for TTP patients.
Lin
Chih-Yuan
CY
Department of Neurology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan. chihyuan66@yahoo.com
Lin
Sheng-Huang
SH
D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications*