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Living with rare and chronic illnesses can be complicated, stressful, and draining. There are the obvious reasons, such as feeling sick, undergoing treatment, dealing with…
A 26-year-old woman who arrived at a hospital with lupus and severe thrombocytopenia (very low numbers of blood-clotting platelets) was ultimately diagnosed with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and successfully treated with plasma exchange, corticosteroids, rituximab, and Cablivi (caplacizumab), leading to her rapid recovery. Similar to previous cases,…
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Neutrophil extracellular traps — web-like structures released by immune cells that can promote clotting — are increased during acute episodes and clinical relapses of immune-mediated…
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A mutation in the gene ELF4 likely set the stage for a teenage boy to develop immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), according to a new report. The…
