TABLE 1.
Gestational age weeks | |
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Clinical features and outcomes | |
First pregnancy | |
13 | Presentation with hypertension, stroke and moderate thrombocytopenia. Hereditary TTP suspected. Begin plasma prophylaxisa, every 2 weeks. |
17 | Normal fetal ultrasound. |
22 | TTP exacerbation. Intrauterine fetal demise. Subsequently, biallelic ADAMTS13 mutations confirmed diagnosis of hereditary TTP. |
Second pregnancy | |
4 | Begin plasma prophylaxis, every 2 weeks. |
11 | Increase plasma to weekly (approaching the gestational age when complications occurred in her first pregnancy). |
31 | Increase plasma to twice weekly (blood pressure ↑, platelet count ↓). |
32 | Preeclampsia with severe features. C-section, healthy infant. |
Each plasma infusion was 750 mL (12.5 mL/kg).