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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;25(7):2378-80.
doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfq228. Epub 2010 May 2.

Successful management of recurrent pregnancy-related thrombotic thrombocytopaenia purpura in a renal transplant recipient

Kimberly Lam  1 , Vanessa Martlew, Steve Walkinshaw, Zarko Alfirevic, Matthew Howse
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Successful management of recurrent pregnancy-related thrombotic thrombocytopaenia purpura in a renal transplant recipient

Kimberly Lam et al. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

Thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura (TTP) is a rare but potentially devastating complication of pregnancy. We report the first documented case of a successful treatment of recurrent TTP complicating pregnancy in a renal transplant patient.

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