Journal of Blood & Lymph

Department of Internal Medicine, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA

Publications

• Case Reports   
  An Unusual Presentation of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura with Preserved ADAMTS13: A Case Report
  Author(s): Nyein Wint Yee Theik, Vedant Shah, Abhi Shah*, Viraj Panchal, Bhavya Vyas and Sanket Bharadwaj
  
  Background: Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) is a rare, potentially fatal disease with multisystem involvement. ADAMTS13 assays are often used for supporting the diagnosis, here we present a rare case of TTP with normal ADAMTS13 levels. Case presentation: A 39-year-old female presents with syncopal episodes, blurred vision in both eyes during a patch test, headaches, and tenderness over the abdomen, all against a backdrop of hypertensive emergency. She had a history of chronic hypertension managed on medications, iron deficiency secondary to fibroid and an episode of provoked deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism with negative work-up of thrombophilia. Labs revealed low hemoglobin of 9.8 mg/dl, platelet in the range of 52,000/ ml, 3 mEq/L potassium, with high levels of Creatinine (Cr) 6.7 mg/dl and Blood Urea N.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/ 2165-7831.2024.14.318

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