Non-thrombocytopenic Purpura after Chlorpromazine

Chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: primum non nocere.

The vast majority of children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, dramatic though their signs may be at presentation, remit within weeks, with or perhaps despite medical attention. Such children, when referred to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hackney Road by their family doctor, or appearing in the busy casualty department, have a careful history taken with particular emphasis given to th...

P2Y12 inhibition after thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura remission

[Thrombocytopenic purpura after hepatitis B vaccine]

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate a case of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura after hepatitis B vaccine and drive attention to this possible relation when other causes have been excluded.METHODS: Description of a case of a patient who was 1 month and 16 days old and presented petechiae and ecchymoses one week before she entered the Emergency Room of the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Pa...

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura after defibrotide therapy.

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rapidly progressive hematological syndrome defined by the pentad of thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, neurologic abnormalities, fever and renal dysfunction. TTP has been associated with major surgical procedures and specific medications. However, there is no known previously reported case in which acute TTP occurred after a percu...