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Table 1 Characteristics of pseudo-TTP patients individually reported in the literature and averages from a case series

From: Therapeutic dilemma in the management of a patient with the clinical picture of TTP and severe B12 deficiency

Case

Year

Sex

Age

WBC (×109/L)

HCT

HGB

PLT (nadir) (×109/L)

LDH (IU/L)

MCV (fL)

Retic × 109/L

TPE

Ref

1

1998

F

38

3.6

 

39

260

5700

102

20

NO

[22]

2

1999

F

68

3.2

 

32

110

7900

112

34

YES

[23]

3

2003

M

38

2.2

 

45

50

19,384

90

10

YES

[24]

4

2008

M

48

6.3

 

50

380

8988

80

13

YES

[14]

5

2009

M

52

3.6

27

 

960

4604

107

31

NO

[25]

6

2011

F

31

4.2

 

57

420

4579

110

NR

YES

[26]

Mean values from seven patients

Series

  

72

3.4

 

42

73

7310

111

13

 

[10]