Lombardy diagnostic and therapeutic network of thrombotic microangiopathy.
I ManciniP AgostiM BoscarinoB FerrariA ArtoniR PallaM SpreaficoG CrovettiE VolpatoS RossiniC NovelliS GattilloL BarcellaM SalmoiraghiA FalangaFlora Peyvandinull nullPublished in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2022)
Severe ADAMTS13 deficiency distinguished two groups of patients with largely overlapping clinical features but different treatment and disease course. This study provides a feasible model implemented in a large Italian region for the practical clinical approach to TMAs and underlines the importance of urgent ADAMTS13 activity testing for an accurate differential diagnosis and therapeutic approach.