Meeting
Abstract Number: 590
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old male with a history of Goodpasture syndrome, systemic lupus, and Wegener’s granulomatosis underwent a deceased donor kidney transplant for end-stage renal disease. Two days post-surgery, the patient developed anemia and thrombocytopenia, elevated lactate dehydrogenase, and increased creatinine, prompting a preemptive diagnosis of TTP. Plasmapheresis was initiated every other day, alternating with […]
Abstract Number: 592
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: This is a unique case of acquired thrombotic thrombocytic purpura (aTTP) due to the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19). Our patient is a 36-year old male with hypertension, alpha-thalassemia trait, who presented with abdominal pain. He has a family history pertinent for a sister with immune thrombocytopenic purpura. He was found to have cholecystitis […]