Treatment of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) with plasma infusion plus rituximab

Stefan Hagel; Jonathan Jantsch; Ulrich Budde; Joachim R. Kalden; Kai-Uwe Eckardt; Roland Veelken

doi:10.1160/TH08-02-0089

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2008; 100(01): 151-153
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-02-0089

Case Report

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Treatment of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) with plasma infusion plus rituximab

Stefan Hagel^*

¹Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

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Jonathan Jantsch^*

¹Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

²Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

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Ulrich Budde

³Aesculabor Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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Joachim R. Kalden

⁴Department of Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

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Kai-Uwe Eckardt

¹Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

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Roland Veelken

¹Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

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