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==Classic pentad== | ==Classic pentad== | ||
It was classically described as the pentad of:<ref>{{Ref PBoD8|669}}</ref> | It was classically described as the pentad of:<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_669>{{Ref PBoD8|669}}</ref> | ||
#Fever. | #Fever. | ||
#Thrombocytopenia. | #Thrombocytopenia. | ||
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*'''T'''hrombocytopenia. | *'''T'''hrombocytopenia. | ||
*'''Y''' - no one knows "Y" it occurs. | *'''Y''' - no one knows "Y" it occurs. | ||
==Etiology== | |||
Deficiency of ''ADAMTS13'' which may be:<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_669>{{Ref PBoD8|669}}</ref> | |||
*Inherited. | |||
*Acquired (autoantibodies). | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||