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. 2015 Jun 1;50(2):73–82. doi: 10.5152/tpa.2015.2297

Table 1.

Classification of thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs) (8)

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
  • Congenital ADAMTS 13 deficiency

  • Anti-ADAMTS 13 antibodies

HELLP syndrome
HUS
  • STEC-HUS

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae-related HUS

  • H1N1 and Influenza-related HUS

  • Cobalamin C defect-HUS

  • DGKE mutation-related HUS

  • Complement-related HUS
    • Complement gene mutations
    • Complement factor H antibody
  • HUS with coexisting disease / condition

    Infections (HIV)

    Solid organ and hematopoetic stem cell transplantation

    Malignancy / cancer chemotherapy

    Autoimmune disorders (SLE; APS; scleroderma)

    Drugs (CNI, sirolimus)

    malignant hypertension

  • Unexplained HUS

APS: antiphospholipid syndrome; CNI: calcineurin inhibitors; DGKE: diacyl glycerol kinase epsilon; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; HUS: hemolytic uremic syndrome; STEC: shiga-toxin producing E. coli; SLE: systemic lupus erythematosus