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Splenectomy in relapsing and plasma-refractory acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

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2004

Year

Johanna A. Kremer Hovinga, Jan–Dirk Studt, Franziska Demarmels Biasiutti, Max Solenthaler, Lorenzo Alberio, Caroline Zwicky, Stefano Fontana, Behrouz Mansouri Taleghani, Andreas Tobler, Bernhard Lämmle
PubMed

Abstract

Splenectomy, by eliminating a source of pathogenic autoantibody production, can be a successful treatment for patients with relapsing or plasma-refractory acquired TTP due to autoantibody-mediated ADAMTS-13 deficiency.

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