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Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Title and subTitle BreakSurvival in Pregnancy With Heparin Sodium Therapy FREE

Joseph H. Richardson, MD; Barton T. Smith, MD
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JAMA. 1968;203(7):518-519. doi:10.1001/jama.1968.03140070074020
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A patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura complicating pregnancy survived. This was attributed to heparin sodium therapy.

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Solomon, W., et al:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Pregnancy , JAMA 184:587-590 ( (May 18) ) 1963;.
Amorosi, E.L., and Ultmann, J.E.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Report of 16 Cases and Review of Literature , Medicine 45:139-159 ( (Feb) ) 1966;.
 Case 50-1966, Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital , New Eng J Med 275:1125-1133 ( (Nov 17) ) 1966;.
Allanby, K.D.; Huntsman, R.G.; and Sacker, L.S.:  Thrombotic Microangiopathy , Lancet 1:237-239 ( (Jan 29) ) 1966;.
Rodríguez-Erdmann, F.; Rubin, A.D.; and Dameshek, W.:  Heparin in Thrombotic Microangiopathy , Lancet 1:1033-1034 ( (May 7) ) 1966;.
Carmichael, D.S., and Medley, D.R.K.:  Heparin in Thrombotic Microangiopathy , Lancet 1:1421 ( (June 25) ) 1966;.
Ruffolo, E.H.; Pease, G.L.; and Cooper, T.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura; Antemortem Diagnosis: Use of Paraffin Sections of Sternal Bone-Marrow Aspirate , Arch Intern Med 110:78-82 ( (July) ) 1962;.
Antes, E.H.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Review of the Literature With Report of a Case , Ann Intern Med 48:512-536 ( (March) ) 1958;.
Rodríguez, H.F., et al:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Remission After Splenectomy , New Eng J Med 257:983-985 ( (Nov 14) ) 1957;.
Hill, J.M., and Loeb, E.:  Massive Hormonal Therapy and Splenectomy in Acute Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Report of Three Cases With One Eight-Year Cure , JAMA 173: 778-783 ( (June 18) ) 1960;.
Moorhead, J.F.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura; Recovery After Splenectomy , Arch Intern Med 117:284-286 ( (Feb) ) 1966;.
Distenfeld, A., and Oppenheim, E.:  The Treatment of Acute Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura With Corticosteroids and Splenectomy , Ann Intern Med 65:245-251 ( (Aug) ) 1966;.
Burke, H.A., and Hartmann, R.C.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura , Arch Intern Med 103:105-112 ( (Jan) ) 1959;.
Singer, K.; Motulsky, A.G.; and Shanberge, J.N.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura , Blood 5:434-448 ( (May) ) 1950;.
Bernstock, L., and Hirson, C.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Remission on Treatment With Heparin , Lancet 1:28-29 ( (Jan 2) ) 1960;.
Craig, J.M., and Gitlin, D.:  The Nature of the Hyaline Thrombi in Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura , Amer J Path 33:251-265 ( (March) -April) 1957;.
Selye, H.; Tuchweber, B.; and Gabbiani, G.:  Effect of Heparin Upon Various Forms of the Thrombohemorrhagic Phenomenon (THP) , Blood 26:533-540 ( (Nov) ) 1965;.

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Solomon, W., et al:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Pregnancy , JAMA 184:587-590 ( (May 18) ) 1963;.
Amorosi, E.L., and Ultmann, J.E.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Report of 16 Cases and Review of Literature , Medicine 45:139-159 ( (Feb) ) 1966;.
 Case 50-1966, Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital , New Eng J Med 275:1125-1133 ( (Nov 17) ) 1966;.
Allanby, K.D.; Huntsman, R.G.; and Sacker, L.S.:  Thrombotic Microangiopathy , Lancet 1:237-239 ( (Jan 29) ) 1966;.
Rodríguez-Erdmann, F.; Rubin, A.D.; and Dameshek, W.:  Heparin in Thrombotic Microangiopathy , Lancet 1:1033-1034 ( (May 7) ) 1966;.
Carmichael, D.S., and Medley, D.R.K.:  Heparin in Thrombotic Microangiopathy , Lancet 1:1421 ( (June 25) ) 1966;.
Ruffolo, E.H.; Pease, G.L.; and Cooper, T.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura; Antemortem Diagnosis: Use of Paraffin Sections of Sternal Bone-Marrow Aspirate , Arch Intern Med 110:78-82 ( (July) ) 1962;.
Antes, E.H.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Review of the Literature With Report of a Case , Ann Intern Med 48:512-536 ( (March) ) 1958;.
Rodríguez, H.F., et al:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Remission After Splenectomy , New Eng J Med 257:983-985 ( (Nov 14) ) 1957;.
Hill, J.M., and Loeb, E.:  Massive Hormonal Therapy and Splenectomy in Acute Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Report of Three Cases With One Eight-Year Cure , JAMA 173: 778-783 ( (June 18) ) 1960;.
Moorhead, J.F.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura; Recovery After Splenectomy , Arch Intern Med 117:284-286 ( (Feb) ) 1966;.
Distenfeld, A., and Oppenheim, E.:  The Treatment of Acute Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura With Corticosteroids and Splenectomy , Ann Intern Med 65:245-251 ( (Aug) ) 1966;.
Burke, H.A., and Hartmann, R.C.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura , Arch Intern Med 103:105-112 ( (Jan) ) 1959;.
Singer, K.; Motulsky, A.G.; and Shanberge, J.N.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura , Blood 5:434-448 ( (May) ) 1950;.
Bernstock, L., and Hirson, C.:  Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Remission on Treatment With Heparin , Lancet 1:28-29 ( (Jan 2) ) 1960;.
Craig, J.M., and Gitlin, D.:  The Nature of the Hyaline Thrombi in Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura , Amer J Path 33:251-265 ( (March) -April) 1957;.
Selye, H.; Tuchweber, B.; and Gabbiani, G.:  Effect of Heparin Upon Various Forms of the Thrombohemorrhagic Phenomenon (THP) , Blood 26:533-540 ( (Nov) ) 1965;.
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