Therapeutic plasma exchange plus corticosteroid for the treatment of the thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A single institutional experience in the southern Marmara region of Turkey

Ozkalemkas, FAHİR; Ali, RIDVAN; Ozkocaman, VİLDAN; Ozcelik, Tulay; Ozkan, Atilla; Tunali, Ahmet

doi:10.1016/j.transci.2006.05.020

Therapeutic plasma exchange plus corticosteroid for the treatment of the thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A single institutional experience in the southern Marmara region of Turkey

Ozkalemkas F., Ali R., Ozkocaman V., Ozcelik T., Ozkan A., Tunali A.

TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.109-115, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transci.2006.05.020
Dergi Adı: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.109-115
Anahtar Kelimeler: TTP, therapeutic plasma exchange, corticosteroids, treatment outcome, MANAGEMENT
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a classic, but not a common disorder of hematology. Plasma exchange (PE) was shown to nearly reverse its 90 / mortality rate. However, there are still some fatal outcomes in this dramatic disease. We present our experience of plasma exchange plus corticosteroids for the treatment of TTP in our hospital.