What Is Ttp Stand For

AcronymDefinitionTTPThrombotic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraTTPTriathlon Training ProgramTTPTehreek-e-Taliban PakistanTTPThiamine Pyrophosphate (chemical compound)

What does TTP mean?

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a blood disorder in which platelet clumps form in small blood vessels. This leads to a low platelet count (thrombocytopenia).

Who gets TTP?

It usually affects people between 20 to 50 years of age but people of any age may be affected. TTP is occasionally associated with pregnancy and collagen-vascular diseases (a group of diseases affecting connective tissue).

Elena Rostova

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