Mesh term Thrombotic Microangiopathies
Browse to parent terms:Thrombocytopenia
Description
Diseases that result in THROMBOSIS in MICROVASCULATURE. The two most prominent diseases are PURPURA, THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC; and HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME. Multiple etiological factors include VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELL damage due to SHIGA TOXIN; FACTOR H deficiency; and aberrant VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR formation.Browse to child terms:
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic
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