She was found to have pancytopenia as well as schistocytes on a peripheral-blood smear. Plasma exchange was initiated for a presumed diagnosis of TTP. When evaluating a patient with a complex ...

In this regard, epidemic hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) and sporadic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ... presence of schistocytes seen on examination of the peripheral blood film.

Schistocytes were present on a blood smear. The lactate dehydrogenase ... Current treatment of hereditary TTP includes ADAMTS13 replacement with plasma infusions and, in some centers, with ...

Estimation of percentage of schistocytes on blood films was performed at time of TA-TMA diagnosis by counting 200 red cells under high power magnification. Schistocyte percentage was recorded as a ...

Evaluation for anemia and thrombocytopenia should include an emergent peripheral blood smear to look for schistocytes, indicative of microscopic hemolytic anemia. A patient with suspected thrombotic ...

or severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), she was later diagnosed with TTP based on the presence of schistocytes in peripheral blood smears and significantly low ADAMTS13 levels.

Search terms included “hemolytic uremic syndrome,” “microangiopathic hemolytic anemia,” “thrombotic microangiopathy,” “thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ... anemia with red blood cell fragmentation ...

or severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), she was later diagnosed with TTP based on the presence of schistocytes in peripheral blood smears and significantly low ADAMTS13 levels.

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare dynamic life-threatening ... Laboratory tests revealed hemolytic anemia with a negative Coombs test. Abundant schistocytes were present in ...

She was finally diagnosed with TTP based on the presence of schistocytes in peripheral blood smears and significantly low ADAMTS13 levels. Treatment with plasma exchange and glucocorticoids led to ...

or severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), she was later diagnosed with TTP based on the presence of schistocytes in peripheral blood smears and significantly low ADAMTS13 levels.