PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vincent, E. Chris
AU  - Willett, Tracy
TI  - Post-Transfusion Purpura
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.4.3.175
DP  - 1991 May 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
PG  - 175--177
VI  - 4
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/4/3/175.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/4/3/175.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med1991 May 01; 4
AB  - Post-transfusion purpura is a complication of blood product transfusion in which the recipient produces antiplatelet antibodies resulting in severe thrombocytopenia. The typical patient is a multiparous woman who develops sudden severe purpura 1 week after receiving a transfusion of packed red cells or whole blood. Post-transfusion purpura should, however, be considered in any patient with thrombocytopenia following infusion of a blood product. Untreated, the disease can be fatal or cause serious morbidity. Treatment options include plasmapheresis, intravenous immunoglobulin, and corticosteroids. Platelet transfusion is usually unsuccessful.