Have you heard of TTP?

TTP can cause life-threatening complications if not treated right away.

Without treatment, TTP can cause frequent blood clots that cause complications such as:

• a stroke
• brain damage
• coma
• problems with your kidneys
• reduced blood flow to your digestive system
• reduced blood flow to your heart, which may cause a heart attack
• Seizures

Acquired rather than genetic occurs more often in African Americans than in any other racial group. It is more often in women. 

Some medications and treatments, such as chemotherapy, can also raise your risk.

TTP = Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, an autoimmune disease that can be genetic or acquired. 

Treatment = Therapeutic plasma exchange (plasmapheresis) or Plasma Infusion

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