PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Richard C. Becker AU - Michael Giuliani AU - James K. Weick TI - Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus DP - 1985 Sep 21 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 409--415 VI - 52 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/52/3/409.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/52/3/409.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med1985 Sep 21; 52 AB - A case is presented of a 38-year-old woman who had been diagnosed ten years earlier as having systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). She presented with classical signs and symptoms of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Plasmapheresis and prednisone treatment resulted in a complete remission. Possible associations with connective tissue diseases are reviewed.