title: Case of TTP with cerebral infarct secondary to platelet transfusion.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare disease in children with significant mortality in cases who do not receive appropriate treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The author describe a 3-year-old child who presented with skin bleeds, microangiopathic anemia, thrombocytopenia and right sided hemi paresis with aphasia and altered sensorium following platelet transfusion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was made and the child recovered dramatically after giving fresh frozen plasma and steroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, B.J. Medical College, Maharashtra, 411001, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Sushil P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Anand S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khadse
authors.forename: Rajesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017713:Platelet Transfusion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*