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. 1992 Mar;51(3):396–398. doi: 10.1136/ard.51.3.396

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura preceding systemic lupus erythematosus.

C P Simeon-Aznar 1, R Cuenca-Luque 1, V Fonollosa-Pla 1, J A Bosch-Gil 1
PMCID: PMC1004671  PMID: 1575591

Abstract

The case of a patient admitted with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura nine years after developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is reported. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with SLE has been described on other occasions, but in most patients the diagnosis of SLE precedes that of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. The unusual sequence and the chronological separation of the two diseases is emphasised.

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