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==Overview== | |||
==Risk Factors== | |||
===Secondary TTP=== | |||
Predisposing risk factors of Secondary TTP are: | |||
* [[Cancer]] | |||
* [[Bone marrow transplantation]]; (TBI is a risk factor). | |||
* [[Pregnancy]]; rare. | |||
* [[Medication]] use: | |||
** Platelet aggregation inhibitors ([[ticlopidine]] and [[clopidogrel]]) | |||
** Immunosuppressants ([[cyclosporine]], [[mitomycin]], [[tacrolimus]]/FK506, [[interferon|interferon-α]]) | |||
* [[HIV-1]] infection | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Risk Factors
Secondary TTP
Predisposing risk factors of Secondary TTP are:
- Cancer
- Bone marrow transplantation; (TBI is a risk factor).
- Pregnancy; rare.
- Medication use:
- Platelet aggregation inhibitors (ticlopidine and clopidogrel)
- Immunosuppressants (cyclosporine, mitomycin, tacrolimus/FK506, interferon-α)
- HIV-1 infection