An atypical case of ttp in the emergency department with abdominal pain and seizures

Yigit M., ÇETİN G., Turkdogan K. A., Sogut O., Soytas R. B.

Acta Medica Mediterranea, cilt.30, sa.4, ss.823-825, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: Acta Medica Mediterranea
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.823-825
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Abdominal pain, Seizures, Thrombocytopenia, Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare autoimmune disease defined by neurological symptoms and deficiencies, fever, renal dysfunction, thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia. Its symptoms are similar to many other diseases. Unless diagnosed and treated appropriately early, TTP can be life threatening with a fatality rate of 90%. TTP must be definitely considered in aetiology of patients presented to emergency department (ED) with seizures and fever and this must take place in differential diagnosis.