Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP): Treatments
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare blood disorder. In TTP, blood clots form in small blood vessels throughout the body.
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About Treatments for TTP
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) can be fatal or cause lasting damage, such as brain damage or a stroke, if it’s not treated right away.
In most cases, TTP occurs suddenly and lasts for days or weeks, but it can go on for months. Relapses (flareups) can occur in up to 60 percent of people who have acquired TTP. Flareups also occur in most people who have inherited TTP.
Plasma treatments are the most common way to treat TTP. Other treatments include medicines and surgery. Treatments are done in a hospital.
Plasma is the liquid part of your blood. It carries blood cells, hormones, enzymes, and nutrients to your body.
TTP is treated with plasma therapy. This includes:
Fresh frozen plasma for people who have inherited TTP Plasma exchange for people who have acquired TTPPlasma therapy is started in the hospital as soon as TTP is diagnosed or suspected.
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