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Congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with unilateral moyamoya disease.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Sept 2008
Park Hye Won, Oh Doyeon, Kim Namkeun, Cho Hee Yeon, Moon Kyung Chul, Chae Jong Hee, Ahn Hyo Seop, Choi Yong, Cheong Hae Il
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Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a thrombotic microangiopathy disorder associated with congenital or acquired deficiency of the von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease, ADAMTS13. The central nervous system and kidneys are the two major organs of involvement in TTP. Moyamoya (puff of smoke) disease is a cerebral arteriopathy of unknown etiology characterized by narrowing or occlusion of the distal...
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