Hydroxychloroquine-Associated Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Turk J Haematol. 2020 Nov 19;37(4):302-304. doi: 10.4274/tjh.galenos.2020.2020.0322. Epub 2020 Jul 23.
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Keywords: Hydroxychloroquine; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • ADAMTS13 Protein / blood
  • Aged
  • Angiography
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • Humans
  • Hydroxychloroquine / administration & dosage
  • Hydroxychloroquine / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / diagnosis*
  • Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / diagnosis
  • Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / etiology*
  • Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / therapy
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • RNA, Viral / metabolism
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
  • Thorax / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • RNA, Viral
  • Hydroxychloroquine
  • ADAMTS13 Protein