Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a pathology review
- 20 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 241 (16) , 1709-1710
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.241.16.1709
Abstract
A retrospective analysis of 12 patients with the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was undertaken with a review of pathological material. The gingival biopsy was a poor method of diagnosing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Pathological review also verified chronicity of disease. The pancreas was the most severely involved organ, although serum amylase values did not always reflect pancreatic disease.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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