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Fatal chronic relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following autologous bone marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukemia

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 21, pages 859–860 (1998)Cite this article

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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a severe and potentially fatal syndrome increasingly reported shortly after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. We report a 49-year-old patient who developed a recurrent and ultimately fatal form of TTP late after autotransplant for chronic myeloid leukemia.

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  1. Hematology Institute, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel, affiliated to the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

    G Lugassy, A Ducach & R Blumenthal

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Lugassy, G., Ducach, A. & Blumenthal, R. Fatal chronic relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura following autologous bone marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant 21, 859–860 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1701171

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