Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a rare late complication of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Haematologica. 1994 Jul-Aug;79(4):371-3.

Abstract

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/hemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP/HUS) usually occurs in a setting of systemic infection or graft-versus-host reaction during the first weeks following transplant. We report a case of fatal TTP that developed eight months after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) without any evident association with other transplantation-related complications. Conditioning chemotherapy could have induced the disorder by causing damage to the vascular endothelium. The removal of immunosuppression, including cessation of cyclosporin A (CyA), may have precipitated the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / etiology*
  • Transplantation, Homologous