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Comment
. 2021 Jun 1;38(2):155-157.
doi: 10.4274/tjh.galenos.2021.2021.0057. Epub 2021 Feb 5.

Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Patient with Suspected COVID-19: Hydroxychloroquine Culprit or Just Happenstance?

Tajamul H. Mir  1
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Comment

Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Patient with Suspected COVID-19: Hydroxychloroquine Culprit or Just Happenstance?

Tajamul H. Mir. Turk J Haematol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19-induced iTTP; Hydoxychloroquine-induced TTP; ADAMTS13; Von Willebrand factor; Thrombotic microangiopathy.

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  • Hydroxychloroquine-Associated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.
    Arıkan F, Yıldız Y, Ercan T, Oruç Ö, Akçay S, Yılmaz F, Toptaş T, Tuğlular T. Arıkan F, et al. Turk J Haematol. 2020 Nov 19;37(4):302-304. doi: 10.4274/tjh.galenos.2020.2020.0322. Epub 2020 Jul 23. Turk J Haematol. 2020. PMID: 32702948 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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