Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Associated with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: A Case Report

Table 2

Characteristics of TTP in patients with MCTD.

Age	Sex	Duration of MTCD(years)	Prodrome	Treatment	Prognosis	Reference
29	F	5	Chest pain, fever, loin pain, confusion	PDN	Died (2 days)	[13]
33	F	2	Flu-like syndrome	PDN, FFP, vincristin, prostacyclin	Alive	[14]
40	F	2	Headache, confusion, seizure	PE, PDN, vincristin, aspirin	Died (12 days)	[15]
55	F	?	Fever, confusion, seizure, coma, myocardial infarction	PE, PDN	Alive	[16]
64	F	8	Headache, confusion seizure, coma	PE, PDN	Died (45 days)	[17]
15	M	?	Headache, visual blurring, vomiting, Paresthesia	PE, PDN, vincristin, cyclosporine	Alive	[18]
73	F	10	Confusion, coma	PE, PDN	Died (34 days)	[19]
46	F	2	Fever, headache	PE, PDN, aspirin, Cyclophosphamide, rituximab	Alive	[20]
24	F	<1	Laboratory detection	PE	Alive	[21]
42	F	4	Headache, confusion seizure, coma, Fever, vomiting, hematuria	FFP, PDN	Alive	This case

F: female, M: male, PDN: prednisone or prednisolone, FFP: fresh frozenplasma, PE: plasma exchange.