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Post-transfusion thrombocytopenia

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Sudden onset of thrombocytopenia (reduced platelet count) within 5-10 days of the transfusion of blood products. The clinical presentation is post-transfusion purpura (PTP), wigth severe thrmbocytopenia, epistaxis, and hemorrhages. [ DDD:kfreeson ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • UMLS:C0398648
  • SNOMEDCT_US:73162004
  • MSH:C562868
  • UMLS:C1868252
comment

Post-transfusion thrombocytopenia is thought to be related to platelet-specific alloantibody from prior transfusion/pregnancy.

definition

Sudden onset of thrombocytopenia (reduced platelet count) within 5-10 days of the transfusion of blood products. The clinical presentation is post-transfusion purpura (PTP), wigth severe thrmbocytopenia, epistaxis, and hemorrhages.

has related synonym

Post-transfusion purpura

id

HP:0004813

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