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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011697
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D011697
Preferred Name

Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic

Definitions
An acquired, congenital, or familial disorder caused by PLATELET AGGREGATION with THROMBOSIS in terminal arterioles and capillaries. Clinical features include THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; AZOTEMIA; FEVER; and thrombotic microangiopathy. The classical form also includes neurological symptoms and end-organ damage, such as RENAL FAILURE. Mutations in the ADAMTS13 PROTEIN gene have been identified in familial cases.
Synonyms
Thrombotic Thrombopenic Purpura
Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombopenic
Familial Thrombotic Microangiopathy
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Congenital
Familial Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Moschcowitz Disease
Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Thrombotic
Schulman Upshaw Syndrome
Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia, Congenital
Thrombopenic Purpura, Thrombotic
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Upshaw Factor, Deficiency of
Moschkowitz Disease
Microangiopathy, Familial Thrombotic
Familial Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Purpura
Schulman-Upshaw Syndrome
Upshaw-Schulman Syndrome
Congenital Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Upshaw Schulman Syndrome
Thrombotic Microangiopathy, Familial
Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Familial
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