Thrombotic microangiopathy associated with bortezomib treatment in a patient with relapsed multiple myeloma

Urpu Salmenniemi1, Kari Remes

  • 1Turku University Hospital, Department of Medicine, Finland.

Hematology Reports
|July 25, 2012
PubMed

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) describe microvascular occlusive disorders characterized by thrombocytopenia due to increased platelet aggregation and fragmentation hemolysis. We report here what to our knowledge is the second case of TTP/HUS associated with bortezomib treatment.