Acute thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following orthopedic surgery: case report and review of the literature.
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is an uncommon cause of hematological and renal abnormalities in the postoperative period. An association between TTP and orthopedic surgery, a rare entity, has been reported in the literature. It has the strong possibility of being fatal and therefore should be treated immediately, mostly by plasmapheresis. We report a 15-year-old girl of TTP following a high tibial valgus osteotomy (HTO).
Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drezgi_76@hotmail.com
Ezgi Coskun
EC
Yenigun
Simge
S
Bardak
Serhan V
SV
Piskinpasa
Ramazan
R
Öztürk
Didem
D
Turgut
Eyüp
E
Koc
Fatih
F
Dede
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011697:Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / Q000209:etiology*