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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume  10, Issue 1, January-March 2024, Pages 25-27
 

Case Report

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Atypical Presentation in Er/An Approach to be Considered by Er Physicians

Gokul B., Shakti Shishodia, Pallavi Shegal, Dheeraj B. Nair

1 DNB Resident, 2 Attending Consultant, 3 Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, 4 Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, MAX Superspeciality Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad 201010, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.10124.5

Abstract

To Consider the Diagnosis of TTP in cases of Thrombocytopenia Presenting to Er with altered mental status. A 28 year young male known case of seizure Disorder Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Presenting to Er with complaints of sudden onset of altered mental status since 1 day with history of fever for 1 day Documented 3 days back and his labs revealed thrombocytopenia with Aki. Patient was initially managed conservatively with Antiepileptics, IV fluids, Antibiotics and supportive therapy. In course of hospital stay, patient developed Hemolysis with generalised tonic clonic seizures and was later diagnosed as TTP (Sepsis Induced) with Neurological Involvement with AKI with status epilepticus.

A case of thrombocytopenia with altered mental status presenting in Er, A Differential Diagnossis of TTP must be considered in Initial Period.


Keywords : Sepsis Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura; Emergency Department; Neurological Involvement; Atypical.
Corresponding Author : Shakti Shishodia