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.
Department of Neurology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan. chihyuan66@yahoo.com
Chih-Yuan
CY
Lin
Sheng-Huang
SH
Lin
D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications*