title: Clopidogrel-Associated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura following Endovascular Treatment of Spontaneous Carotid Artery Dissection.
abstract: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a life-threatening multisystem disease secondary to platelet aggregation. We present a patient who developed profound thrombocytopenia and anemia 8 days following initiation of therapy with clopidogrel after stent placement for carotid artery dissection. She did not have a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin domain 13 (ADAMTS 13) deficiency. Management included steroids and therapeutic plasma exchange. Clopidogrel has rarely been associated with TTP. Unlike other causes of acquired TTP, the diagnosis of early clopidogrel-associated TTP is largely clinical given the infrequent reduction in ADAMTS 13 activity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, United States.
authors.forename: Jerry A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rubano
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, United States.
authors.forename: Kwan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, United States.
authors.forename: Brianne
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, United States.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vosswinkel
authors.affiliation: Division of Trauma, Department of Surgery, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, United States.
authors.forename: Randeep S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Jawa
keywords: TTP; carotid; clopidogrel; stent; thrombocytopenia