HUS vs ITP vs TTP * # - title3

[ArchivalUser]

* how do you differentiate
HUS
ITP
TTP

how is the tx diff or similar in HUS and TTP?

[ArchivalUser]

no splenomegaly in ITP n seen in TTP.

[ArchivalUser]

HUS
1).thrombocytopenia
2).fever
3).Neurologic involvement.
4).renal involvement.
4).rash(am not sure abt this one)

we don c neurologic involvement in ITP nTTP.pls correct me

[ArchivalUser]

HUS.....................usually in children...............often histroy of Gi infection............
****** no neurological involvement****Hematuria, schistocytes.

ITP......................Idiopathic thrombocytopenia.....................histroy of viral illness
assocoaited with lymphoma, CLL, HIV, connective tissue diseases
no splenomegaly........***** megakaryocytes*****
chronic and insidious course in adults,

TTP......................FAT Registered Nurse
Fever, Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, Renal involvement, ****neurologic
involvement****
Correct me if wrong

[ArchivalUser]

Tretment is diff

HUS..... is self limited
ITP ...... steriods...prednisone. IVIG......... splenectomy...........rhogam
TTP ....... Plasmapheresis

[ArchivalUser]

Pacemaker I think there is no neurological involvement in HUS........

[ArchivalUser]

waxing and waning neurologic sxs....seen in TTP....
HUS asso with diarrhea
ITP asso with URI.

[ArchivalUser]

yes monaliza(love ur nick....u must've a beautiful smile like her).
i said it the other way around.
neurologic sequele seen in TTP as u mentioned above n no nuero in HUS(causes by E-coli 0157) ass with diarrhea.
Thanks for pointing it out to me.