ALLMedicine™ Purpura Center

Apr 9th, 2021 - Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a potentially fatal thrombotic microangiopathy, resulting from a severe deficiency of plasma ADAMTS13 activity. Immunoglobulin (Ig) G-type autoantibodies are primarily responsible for the inhibi...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Differentiating preeclampsia with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) can present a diagnostic dilemma. We report the case of a 34-year-old woman, G1P0, with mon...

Apr 8th, 2021 - A 77-year-old man was admitted with severe acute kidney injury and nephrotic syndrome. He was started on eltrombopag for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura 6 weeks earlier. An ultrasound of the kidneys was normal and an auto-antibody scre...

Apr 7th, 2021 - Systemic juvenile xanthogranuloma is a very rare disease typically presents as skin lesions with yellow papules or nodules and is sometimes fatal. We report a case of congenital neonatal systemic juvenile xanthogranuloma with atypical skin appeara...

Apr 2nd, 2021 - A 69-year-old woman presented with an 18-month history of recurrent bruising of the eyelids. She was otherwise asymptomatic and systems review was unremarkable. On examination, she had peri-orbital purpura and waxy papules at the inner canthus of ...

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Mar 17th, 2019 - IgA vasculitis (IgAV, formerly known as Henoch-Schönlein purpura) is the most common cause of systemic vasculitis in childhood. To date, there are no internationally agreed, evidence-based guidelines concerning the appropriate diagnosis and treatm...

Feb 5th, 2019 - CABLIVI is a von Willebrand factor (vWF)-directed antibody fragment indicated for the treatment of adult patients with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP), in combination with plasma exchange and immunosuppressive therapy.

Feb 5th, 2019 - The FDA today approved caplacizumab-yhdp injection as the first therapy specifically indicated for the treatment of adults with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a rare and life-threatening blood clotting disorder.

Feb 5th, 2019 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cablivi® (caplacizumab-yhdp) in combination with plasma exchange and immunosuppression for the treatment of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) in adults. Cablivi is the firs...

Apr 9th, 2021 - Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a potentially fatal thrombotic microangiopathy, resulting from a severe deficiency of plasma ADAMTS13 activity. Immunoglobulin (Ig) G-type autoantibodies are primarily responsible for the inhibi...

Apr 8th, 2021 - Differentiating preeclampsia with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) can present a diagnostic dilemma. We report the case of a 34-year-old woman, G1P0, with mon...

Apr 8th, 2021 - A 77-year-old man was admitted with severe acute kidney injury and nephrotic syndrome. He was started on eltrombopag for chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura 6 weeks earlier. An ultrasound of the kidneys was normal and an auto-antibody scre...

Apr 7th, 2021 - Systemic juvenile xanthogranuloma is a very rare disease typically presents as skin lesions with yellow papules or nodules and is sometimes fatal. We report a case of congenital neonatal systemic juvenile xanthogranuloma with atypical skin appeara...

Apr 2nd, 2021 - A 69-year-old woman presented with an 18-month history of recurrent bruising of the eyelids. She was otherwise asymptomatic and systems review was unremarkable. On examination, she had peri-orbital purpura and waxy papules at the inner canthus of ...

Nov 16th, 2020 - Having a low threshold to biopsy atypical pigmented lesions on the vulva may identify melanoma early, according to a lecture at virtual conference on diseases of the vulva and vagina, hosted by the International Society for the Study of Vulvovagin...

Nov 16th, 2020 - Having a low threshold to biopsy atypical pigmented lesions on the vulva may identify melanoma early, according to a lecture at virtual conference on diseases of the vulva and vagina, hosted by the International Society for the Study of Vulvovagin...

Nov 15th, 2020 - A brand-new treatment – one of the first for 25 years – for acute acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for routine use in the NHS. Caplacizumab (Ca...

Oct 29th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A small subset of SARS-CoV-2 patients with "COVID toes" can be categorized as COVID long-haulers, with skin symptoms sometimes enduring for more t...

Oct 29th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A small subset of SARS-CoV-2 patients with "COVID toes" can be categorized as COVID long-haulers, with skin symptoms sometimes enduring for more t...