Teruhiko Yoshino, Takuro Kuriyama, Sae Utsumi, Takashi Shimakawa, Mariko Minami, Masayasu Hayashi, Yayoi Matsuo, Koichi Kokame, Eriko Nakamura, Masanori Matsumoto, Tetsuya Eto, Shuichi Taniguchi
A 27-year-old woman was diagnosed with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in the neonatal period, and was admitted to our hospital after presenting with impaired consciousness, purpura, nausea and vomiting, with a platelet count of 10×109 /l. Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (cTTP) was suspected on the basis of recurrent thrombocytopenia and impaired consciousness, so tests for ADAMTS13 activity and inhibitor were performed. ADAMTS13 activity was severely decreased, ADAMTS13 inhibitor was negative, and platelet count increased after transfusion of fresh frozen plasma...
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