Acute myocardial infarction caused by tumor-associated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: case report
Medical Principles and Practice. 2014; 23 (3): 289-291
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-152789
ABSTRACT
To describe a case with acute myocardial infarction caused by gastric carcinoma-associated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. A 79-year-old man was admitted with abdominal pain and pyrexia. He later developed cardiac complications and microangiopathy that indicated worsening progression. Manifold evidence confirmed the diagnosis of myocardial infarction caused by thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The patient was treated mainly with plasma transfusion incorporated with steroids. This case should remind physicians to consider microangiopathy as a differential diagnosis in patients with unexplained cardiac symptoms or atypical presentation. Early diagnosis and treatment are helpful in decreasing the sequelae of this syndrome
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Type of study:
Case report
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Screening study
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. Princ. Pract.
Year:
2014
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