ttp blood disorder

quintin · Newbie Joined: 19 Nov 2006 Posts: 27

Hi, I recently heard that a friend of my brother is suffering from TTP and that he is having plasma exchange. My brother has told me that TTP is some kind of blood disorder, but he doesn't know much about it. It seems to me that ttp blood disorder is very serious condition. Can you tell me what causes this illness and can my brother catch it if he spends time with his friend?

deana · Newbie Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 5

Hi, TTP stands for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. It is a rare blood disorder. TTP is a condition in which the problem occurs in the process of blood coagulation. As a consequence there is a low count of red blood cells and platelets. Because of this a person who is diagnosed with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura often suffers from anemia and bruises easily among other things. This illness is caused by the disorder in an enzyme responsible for the coagulation of platelets. This enzyme in people with TTP is larger than usual and sticks to platelets forming blood clots that can endanger person's life. The condition is genetic. This means that your brother's friend has inherited it from his parents. So you can see that there is not a minimal chance that your brother might get TTP from his friend.

jenniferbutz · Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 1

Hello, I have TTP. Yes it is a very serious blood disorder and there is no cure for it or prevention for it. You just have to be in tune with your body. The only thing that helps is plasmapharesis (where they give you someone's plasma in exchange for yours). This condition does not run in my family. There is nobody in my family that has this condition so it is not necessarily genetic. The only thing you can do is just watch your body and be in tune with it to see if you have any odd symptoms. This is a very serious condition and it can be treated. It's just not worth it to wait too late! I did, and I wound up in the ICU with my kidneys shutting down and tubes down my throat! Take care!

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My mom came down with a very serious illness in 1999, one that was never diagnosed. She had heart failure, renal failure and was on life support. She was in the hospital for months, had three transfusions and had to go to rehabilitation to regain her walking abilities.

The doctors never really told us what was going on. I don't think they knew themselves really. She was given HIV tests a few times during her three month stay in the hospital but they all returned negative.

Since then, she has faired decently. Her health has never been the same she was left weaker.

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