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microangiopathy
(redirected from thrombotic microangiopathy)

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microangiopathy [‚mī·krō‚an·jē′äp·ə·thē]
(medicine)
The development of lesions in small blood vessels throughout the body.


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5,6) Pathology Although the typical pathologic lesions of SLE and TTP both primarily involve arterioles, the characteristic histologic patterns are distinct: inflammation with vasculitis in SLE and platelet-rich thrombi without overt inflammation, termed thrombotic microangiopathy, in TTP.
The expert panel also assessed the safety profile of STR and specifically evaluated the delayed toxicity -- hemorrhagic cystitis and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) with renal impairment, and identified strategies for their management.
 
 
 
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