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38 - Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura/Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

from Section 8 - Hematology–Oncology Emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2023

By
Jai Madhok
Edited by
Kaushal Shah  and
Jarone Lee
Edited in association with
Clark G. Owyang  and
Benjamin Christian Renne
Kaushal Shah
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Jarone Lee
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Clark G. Owyang
Affiliation:
Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York
Benjamin Christian Renne
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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Summary

  • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) are a group of conditions characterized by excessive platelet activation, resulting in microvascular thrombi and platelet consumption (thrombocytopenia). The thrombosed microvasculature shears red blood cells (RBCs), causing microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Primary TMAs include thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), while secondary TMAs result from infection, pregnancy, malignancy, drugs and toxins, among other causes.

  • TMAs do not directly involve the coagulation cascade, and therefore do not prolong coagulation studies. Microthrombi may result in ischemic complications in any organ system.

Keywords

coagulation cascadehemorrhagepetechiaepurpuraplatelets
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Practical Emergency Resuscitation and Critical Care , pp. 387 - 396
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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