Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP) Presenting as Recurrent Strokes: A Case Report

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 5; p. e60238
• Main Authors: Kadam, Abhinav, Toshniwal, Saket, Acharya, Sourya, Shukla, Samarth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 13.05.2024; Cureus
• Subjects: Abdomen; Blood; Blood platelets; Case reports; Coma; Creatinine; Fever; Hematology; Hemoglobin; Internal Medicine; Lupus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nervous system; Neurology; Patients; Proteins; Purpura; Rheumatology; Thrombocytopenia; Ultrasonic imaging; Urine; nephrotic; thrombocytopenia; plasmapheresis; proteinuria; anemia

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition characterized by fever, acute hemolysis, thrombocytopenia, renal dysfunction, and CNS dysfunction. A peripheral smear shows schistocytes because of microangiopathy. It is extremely rare for TTP and systemi...