| Limitations of ADAMTS-13 activity level in diagnosing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancy. | |
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PMID: 19022799 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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In pregnancy, it may be difficult to differentiate the syndrome of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets from thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura. Severely depressed (<5%) or absence of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs-13 activity levels are associated with thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura and mildly decreased levels are associated with other disease processes, including pre-eclampsia and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome. We present a case of a patient that presented at 20 weeks gestation with elevated liver enzymes and thrombocytopenia. The diagnosis was unclear at the time of presentation. She underwent induction of labor, and during the postpartum course, she was eventually diagnosed with thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura; however, her activity level of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs-13 was only moderately depressed at 15% (normal pregnancy value 41%-105%). |
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Robert M Ehsanipoor; Priya Rajan; Randall F Holcombe; Deborah A Wing |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-11-19 |
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Title: Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis Volume: 15 ISSN: 1938-2723 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Appl. Thromb. Hemost. Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
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Created Date: 2009-11-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9508125 Medline TA: Clin Appl Thromb Hemost Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 585-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, California 92868, USA. rehsanip@uci.edu |
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