A Case of Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (Upshaw-Schulman Syndrome) with the History of Three Deceased Siblings

Göksel Leblebisatan

Department of Pediatric Hematology, Cukurova University, Turkey

^*Correspondance to: Göksel Leblebisatan 

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Abstract:

Upschaw-Schulman Syndrome is the recessively inherited form of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP). This report presented a child with congenital TTP or Upshaw-Schulman syndrome with the history of three deceased siblings. Congenital TTP may result in multiple losses in the same family. Clinicians should aware the disease to early diagnosis.

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Leblebisatan G. A Case of Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (Upshaw-Schulman Syndrome) with the History of Three Deceased Siblings. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2017; 2: 1302.