Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Report of a Case With Some Unusual Characteristics

Case Reports1 February 1957THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA: REPORT OF A CASE WITH SOME UNUSUAL CHARACTERISTICSJOSÉ BÁEZ-VILLASEÑOR, M.D., F.A.C.P., KURT AMBROSIUS, M.D.JOSÉ BÁEZ-VILLASEÑOR, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, KURT AMBROSIUS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-2-378 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDespite the fact that the first case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was described in 1925,1 it was not until 19472 that this disease was reported with any frequency. It has been said2 that only 55 cases had been reported up to 1952.Following is a description of a case which presented some rather unusual characteristics.CASE REPORTA 43 year old married woman, resident of Mexico City, was admitted to the Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutrición on May 26, 1954.In 1946 she had begun to observe the frequent appearance of spontaneous or trauma-provoked cutaneous ecchymosis.In 1948, six...Bibliography1. Moschcovitz E: An acute febrile pleiochromic anemia with hyaline thrombosis of the terminal arterioles and capillaries, Arch. Int. Med. 36: 89, 1925. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Singer K: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Advances Int. Med. 6: 195, 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. MeachamOrbisonHeinleSteeleSchaefer GCJLRWHJJA: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Blood 6: 706, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. AdelsonHeitmanFennessey EEJJF: Thrombohemolytic thrombocytopenic purpura, Arch. Int. Med. 94: 42, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. FitzgeraldAuerbachFrame PJOE: Thrombocytic acroangiothrombosis (platelet thrombosis of the capillaries, arterioles and venules), Blood 2: 519, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Symmers WS: Thrombotic microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia (thrombotic microangiopathy), Brit. M. J. 2: 897 (Oct. 25) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. LennoxDacie BJV, quoted by Singer.2 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Mexico, D. F.*Received for publication August 27, 1955.†Consultant in Clinical Hematology, Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutrición, and Professor of Medicine (Clinical Hematology), Escuela de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional, México, D. F.‡Former Pathologist of the Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutrición.From the Department of Pathology, Hospital Infantil, México, D. F.Requests for reprints should be addressed to José Báez-Villaseñor, M.D., Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutrición, Calle del Dr. Jiménez 261, México 7, D. F., México. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBIBLIOGRAPHYThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in siblingsThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with acute anuric renal failureThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancyThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpuraDie allgemeine Pathologie des BlutkreislaufesThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura of long durationCase 45121THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE*J. W. KINGSLEY JR., M.D., REBECCA B. AQUINO, M.D.Thrombohemolytic thrombocytopenic purpura 1 February 1957Volume 46, Issue 2Page: 378-386KeywordsComaEdemaHematology and oncologyHemolytic anemiaHemorrhageHospital medicineNutritionPancreasPathologistsThrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...