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A member asked:
Difference between idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura and thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura?
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Its Complicated: Itp; history of viral illness, associated with lymphoma, cll, hiv, connective tissue diseases (no splenomegaly or megakaryocytes) chronic and insidious course in adults, ttp (pneumonic: fat registered nurse) fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia, renal involvement, neurologic involvement itp treatment : steroids / Prednisone / ivig / Rhogam with possible splenectomy ttp ....... Plasmapheresis.
Answered 7/1/2014
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The are completely: Different. Itp is the autoimmune destruction of platelets and is managed with immunosuppression - the first line is usually prednisone. Ttp is the microvascular consumption of platelets (small clots). This can be associated with anemia, renal failure, ha and fever. It is a medical emergency and is managed with plasma exchange.
Answered 9/22/2013
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