02 August 2021>: Articles
Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Without Anti-ADAMTS13 Antibody Caused by Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Successfully Treated by Plasma Exchange: A Case Report
Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Keisuke Kubo A* , Tomohiro Abe A , Noriaki Kawano B , Hidenobu Ochiai ADOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932251
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932251
Table 2. Laboratory findings at the diagnosis of TMA.
Normal range | ||
---|---|---|
Haptoglobin (mg/L) | 300–2000 | |
ADAMTS13 activity (%)×FRETS-VWF73 assay | 65.4 | >70 |
ADAMTS13 activity (%)× chromogenic act-ELISA assay | >70 | |
ADAMTS13 inhibitor (BU) | ||
Anti-LPS-IgM antibody | Negative | Negative |
Anti-HIT antibody (U/mL) | ||
Anti-nuclear antibody | Negative | Negative |
Anti-CL β2GP antibody (U/mL) | ||
Anti-ds-DNA antibody (IU/mL) | ||
Anti-RNP antibody (U) | ||
Anti-scl-70 antibody (U) | ||
Anti-SS-A antibody (U) | ||
Anti-SS-B antibody(U) | ||
PR3-ANCA (U) | ||
MPO-ANCA (U) | ||
C3 (g/L) | 1.08 | 75–175 |
C4 (g/L) | 0.38 | 14–40 |
CH50 (U/mL) | >60.0 | 30–75 |
ADAMTS13 – a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs 13; ELISA – enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; LPS – lipopolysaccharide; IgM – immunoglobulin M; HIT – heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; CL – cardiolipin; IgG – immunoglobulin G; Anti-CL β2GP – anti-cardiolipin antibody/β2-glycoprotein; ss – single-stranded; ds – double-stranded; RNP – ribonucleoprotein; scl-70 – topoisomerase-1; anti-SS-A – anti-Ro; anti-SS-B – anti-La; PR3-ANCA – anti-proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies; MPO-ANCA – myeloperoxidase- antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies; C3 – complement 3; C4 – complement 4; CH50 – 50% hemolytic complement. |