Recurrent stroke in an African female with idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A case report

Abstract We report on a young Ghanaian female who was diagnosed with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) but had an ischemic stroke as the initial presentation. She was successfully treated with therapeutic plasma exchange. This case illustrates how TTP can masquerade as ischemic stroke and th...

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Main Authors: Kwabena Oteng Agyapong, Aba Folson, Roland Wonkyi, Kelvin Amenyedor, Jeffrey J. Boateng, Kate Fiador
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6860

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