Incidence of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in Germany: a hospital level study.

Wolfgang A MiesbachJan MenneMartin BommerUlf SchönermarckThorsten FeldkampMartin NitschkeTimm H WesthoffFelix S SeibertRainer WoitasRui SousaMichael WolfStefan WalzerBjörn Schwander

Published in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2019)

The determined annual incidence of newly diagnosed aTTP cases and the overall annual incidence of aTTP episodes in Germany confirm the ultra-orphan character of aTTP. An external validation against international registries (France, UK and USA) shows that our findings are quite comparable with those international incidence rates.

Keyphrases

risk factors
newly diagnosed
high resolution
emergency department
cross sectional
adverse drug