Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, acquired: A rare blood condition where small blood clots form in blood vessels which reduces the number of blood platelets and results in kidney failure, neurological symptoms and anemia. The condition may be familial or acquired - symptoms tend to recur regularly in the familial form. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, acquired is available below.
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Prognosis for Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, acquired: death frequently occurs within days or weeks
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, acquired is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, acquired, or a subtype of Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, acquired,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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