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A Pathology Review

Lee R. Berkowitz, MD; Frederic G. Dalldorf, MD; Philip M. Blatt, MD

JAMA. 1979;241(16):1709-1710.

Abstract
A retrospective analysis of 12 patients with the diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura was undertaken with a review of pathological material. The gingival biopsy was found to be a poor method of diagnosing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Pathological review also verified chronicity of disease. The pancreas was found to be the most severely involved organ, although serum amylase values did not always reflect pancreatic disease.

(JAMA 241:1709-1710, 1979)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Medicine (Drs Berkowitz and Blatt) and Pathology (Drs Dalldorf and Blatt), University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (Dr Blatt).

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