Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ulcerative colitis – A potential link revisited

Inflammatory bowel disease is known to be associated with several extraintestinal manifestations including haematological abnormalities. The association between ulcerative colitis and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is largely anecdotal, described in only two case reports so far. While the exist...

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Autores principales: Lovy Gaur, Garima Aggarwal, Subhasish Mazumder, Anita Khanna, Manoj K Singhal
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:71be0a1a0c5b472eb7dc75b6b351ece12021-12-02T19:23:04ZThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ulcerative colitis – A potential link revisited0971-40651998-366210.4103/ijn.IJN_236_20https://doaj.org/article/71be0a1a0c5b472eb7dc75b6b351ece12021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2021;volume=31;issue=5;spage=492;epage=494;aulast=Gaurhttps://doaj.org/toc/0971-4065https://doaj.org/toc/1998-3662Inflammatory bowel disease is known to be associated with several extraintestinal manifestations including haematological abnormalities. The association between ulcerative colitis and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is largely anecdotal, described in only two case reports so far. While the existence of association remains a matter of research, what is clear is the need for prompt recognition of this complication and expedient treatment which may be life-saving. Here, we describe a patient with ulcerative colitis who developed thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.Lovy GaurGarima AggarwalSubhasish MazumderAnita KhannaManoj K SinghalWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticlethrombotic thrombocytopenic purpurathrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraulcerative colitisDiseases of the genitourinary system. UrologyRC870-923ENIndian Journal of Nephrology, Vol 31, Iss 5, Pp 492-494 (2021)
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topic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
ulcerative colitis
Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
RC870-923
spellingShingle thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
ulcerative colitis
Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
RC870-923
Lovy Gaur
Garima Aggarwal
Subhasish Mazumder
Anita Khanna
Manoj K Singhal
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ulcerative colitis – A potential link revisited
description Inflammatory bowel disease is known to be associated with several extraintestinal manifestations including haematological abnormalities. The association between ulcerative colitis and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura is largely anecdotal, described in only two case reports so far. While the existence of association remains a matter of research, what is clear is the need for prompt recognition of this complication and expedient treatment which may be life-saving. Here, we describe a patient with ulcerative colitis who developed thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
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author Lovy Gaur
Garima Aggarwal
Subhasish Mazumder
Anita Khanna
Manoj K Singhal
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Garima Aggarwal
Subhasish Mazumder
Anita Khanna
Manoj K Singhal
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title Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ulcerative colitis – A potential link revisited
title_short Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ulcerative colitis – A potential link revisited
title_full Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ulcerative colitis – A potential link revisited
title_fullStr Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ulcerative colitis – A potential link revisited
title_full_unstemmed Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ulcerative colitis – A potential link revisited
title_sort thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and ulcerative colitis – a potential link revisited
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/71be0a1a0c5b472eb7dc75b6b351ece1
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