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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 12
| Issue : 3 | Page : 128--131 |
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and systemic lupus erythematosus: Successful management of a rare presentation
Pratish George1, Jasmine Das1, Basant Pawar2, Naveen Kakkar3
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
2 Department of Nephrology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
3 Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Correspondence Address:
Pratish George
Department of Internal Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Brown Road, Ludhiana- 141 008, Punjab
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.43682 PMID: 19742252
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) very rarely present simultaneously and pose a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma to the critical care team. Prompt diagnosis and management with plasma exchange and immunosuppression is life-saving. A patient critically ill with TTP and SLE, successfully managed in the acute period of illness with plasma exchange, steroids and mycophenolate mofetil is described.
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