BACKGROUND: Neither optimal treatment nor significance of ADAMTS13 (A Desintegrin And Metalloprotease with ThromboSpondin type 1 repeats) activity for diagnosis and therapy of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) have not been defined yet. The aim of the report is to analyze response to different volumes of plasma exchange (PE), and relationship to ADAMTS13.DESIGN AND METHODS: 28 patients clinically diagnosed with idiopathic TTP (n = 18), secondary TTP (n = 4), atypical HUS (n = 3) and typical HUS (n = 3) manifested 31 acute episodes. Patients were treated with PE in 26, and with plasma transfusion in 5 episodes with additional different therapies.RESULTS: PE volumes were as follows: 1 in 7, 1.5 in 3, 2 in 14, and intensifying schedule (1 to 1.5) in 2 episodes. Procedure number was lower in patients treated with 2 and 1.5 (p = 0.019) than in those treated with 1 volume exchange and PE intensifying, respectively (p = 0.010). PE response rate was 25/26 (96.15%). Exacerbation frequency was higher in idiopathic TTP patients (3/19) treated with 1 compared with patients treated with > 1 volume exchange (p = 0.003). Survival rate was 25/28 (89.29%). ADAMTS13 activity was reduced in 22 with severe deficiency in 14 patients.CONCLUSION: Patients responded to different treatments regardless of ADAMTS13 activity, requiring less PEs with larger volume exchanges.

Clinical experience in treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura--hemolytic uremic syndrome with 28 patients / D. Vuclic, Z. Rajic, N. Savic, D. Mikovic, Z. Budisin, N.M. Antonijevic, S. Obradovic, D. Jevtic, G. Bettoni, G. Casoli, F. Peyvandi. - In: ACTA CHIRURGICA IUGOSLAVICA. - ISSN 0354-950X. - 60:1(2013), pp. 29-38. [10.2298/ACI1301029V]

Clinical experience in treatment of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura--hemolytic uremic syndrome with 28 patients

G. Bettoni;F. Peyvandi
2013

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BACKGROUND: Neither optimal treatment nor significance of ADAMTS13 (A Desintegrin And Metalloprotease with ThromboSpondin type 1 repeats) activity for diagnosis and therapy of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) have not been defined yet. The aim of the report is to analyze response to different volumes of plasma exchange (PE), and relationship to ADAMTS13.DESIGN AND METHODS: 28 patients clinically diagnosed with idiopathic TTP (n = 18), secondary TTP (n = 4), atypical HUS (n = 3) and typical HUS (n = 3) manifested 31 acute episodes. Patients were treated with PE in 26, and with plasma transfusion in 5 episodes with additional different therapies.RESULTS: PE volumes were as follows: 1 in 7, 1.5 in 3, 2 in 14, and intensifying schedule (1 to 1.5) in 2 episodes. Procedure number was lower in patients treated with 2 and 1.5 (p = 0.019) than in those treated with 1 volume exchange and PE intensifying, respectively (p = 0.010). PE response rate was 25/26 (96.15%). Exacerbation frequency was higher in idiopathic TTP patients (3/19) treated with 1 compared with patients treated with > 1 volume exchange (p = 0.003). Survival rate was 25/28 (89.29%). ADAMTS13 activity was reduced in 22 with severe deficiency in 14 patients.CONCLUSION: Patients responded to different treatments regardless of ADAMTS13 activity, requiring less PEs with larger volume exchanges.
TTP-HUS syndrome, plasma exchange, ADAMTS13;
Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna
2013
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