January 1998, Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 37 – 41

Paper

Systemic lupus erythematosus and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Report of three cases and review of the literature P Caramaschi1,3, MM Riccetti2, A Fratta Pasini1, T Savarin1, D Biasi1 & G Todeschini2 1Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Italy     2Divisione di Ematologia, Università di Verona, Italy     3Correspondence: P Caramaschi, Istituto di Clinica Medica, Policlinico di Borgo Roma, Via delle Menegone, 37134 Verona, Italy.

Keywords

systemic lupus erythematosus;   thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Abstract

We describe three female patients affected by both systemic lupus erythematosus and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, one with a fatal outcome. The literature about this disease association is reviewed.

Received 20 August 1997; Accepted 4 November 1997

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