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Management of a Jehovah's Witness with thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura/haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Author(s) -
Drummond Mark W.,
Green Rachel,
Callaghan Therese,
Watson Douglas,
Simpson Keith
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical apheresis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.697
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1098-1101
pISSN - 0733-2459
DOI - 10.1002/1098-1101(2000)15:4<266::aid-jca9>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura , haemolytic uraemic syndrome , fresh frozen plasma , purpura (gastropod) , plasmapheresis , therapeutic plasma exchange , surgery , blood transfusion , intensive care medicine , immunology , platelet , antibody , ecology , biochemistry , chemistry , escherichia coli , biology , gene
The management of patients whose religious beliefs preclude the use of blood or blood products can often be difficult. We report the case of a Jehovah's Witness who was referred to our renal unit for management of thrombotic thrombocytopaenic purpura/haemolytic uraemic syndrome (TTP/HUS), of which the treatment of choice is normally urgent therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) with fresh frozen plasma (FFP).