Pancreatitis preceding acute episodes of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome: report of five patients with a systematic review of published reports

Swisher, Karen K; Doan, John T; Vesely, Sara K; Kwaan, Hau C; Kim, Benjamin; Laemmle, Bernhard; Kremer Hovinga, Johanna A; George, James N (2007). Pancreatitis preceding acute episodes of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome: report of five patients with a systematic review of published reports. Haematologica - the hematology journal, 92(7), pp. 936-43. Pavia: Ferrata-Storti Foundation 10.3324/haematol.10963

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndromes (TTP-HUS) have diverse etiologies, clinical manifestations, and risk factors, but the events that may trigger acute episodes are often unclear. We describe the occurrence of TTP-HUS following pancreatitis and consider whether pancreatitis may be a triggering event for acute episodes of TTP-HUS. DESIGN AND METHODS: We report on three patients from the Oklahoma Registry and two patients from Northwestern University who had an acute episode of TTP-HUS following pancreatitis. A systematic review of published case reports was performed to identify additional patients who had TTP-HUS following pancreatitis. RESULTS. In each of our five patients there was an apparent etiology of alcoholism or common bile duct obstruction for the pancreatitis and no evidence of TTP-HUS when the pancreatitis was diagnosed. Two patients had severe ADAMTS13 deficiency with an inhibitor; in one of these patients TTP-HUS recurred following a subsequent recurrent episode of pancreatitis. The systematic review identified 16 additional patients who had TTP-HUS following pancreatitis; recurrent TTP-HUS occurred in three of these patients following a subsequent episode of recurrent pancreatitis. In all 21 patients, the interval between the diagnosis of pancreatitis and TTP-HUS was short (1-13 days; median, 3 days). The three Oklahoma patients represent approximately 1% of the 356 patients in the Registry. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: These observations suggest that in some patients pancreatitis, a disorder that results in an intense systemic inflammatory response, may be a triggering event for acute episodes of TTP-HUS.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Haematology and Central Haematological Laboratory
UniBE Contributor:	Lämmle, Bernhard, Kremer Hovinga Strebel, Johanna Anna
ISSN:	0390-6078
ISBN:	17606444
Publisher:	Ferrata-Storti Foundation
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:54
Last Modified:	02 Mar 2023 23:22
Publisher DOI:	10.3324/haematol.10963
PubMed ID:	17606444
Web of Science ID:	000247703300011
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/22898 (FactScience: 37615)