Fulminant thrombotic microangiopathy as a clinical presentation of an occult signet-ring cell carcinoma of the lung and misdiagnosed as idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

Authors

• Pasquale Niscola, Hematology Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome 00144, Italy. Tel. +39 (06) 51002454. Fax. +39 (06) 51002100. E-mail: pniscola{at}gmail.com
• Maria B. Palmieri, Hematology Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome 00144, Italy. Tel. +39 (06) 51002454. Fax. +39 (06) 51002100. E-mail: pniscola{at}gmail.com
• Laura Scaramucci, Hematology Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome 00144, Italy. Tel. +39 (06) 51002454. Fax. +39 (06) 51002100. E-mail: pniscola{at}gmail.com
• Gisella Vischini, Hematology Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome 00144, Italy. Tel. +39 (06) 51002454. Fax. +39 (06) 51002100. E-mail: pniscola{at}gmail.com
• Marco Giovannini, Hematology Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome 00144, Italy. Tel. +39 (06) 51002454. Fax. +39 (06) 51002100. E-mail: pniscola{at}gmail.com
• Michele Ferrannini, Hematology Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome 00144, Italy. Tel. +39 (06) 51002454. Fax. +39 (06) 51002100. E-mail: pniscola{at}gmail.com
• Roberto Palumbo, Hematology Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome 00144, Italy. Tel. +39 (06) 51002454. Fax. +39 (06) 51002100. E-mail: pniscola{at}gmail.com
• Stefano Fratoni, Hematology Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome 00144, Italy. Tel. +39 (06) 51002454. Fax. +39 (06) 51002100. E-mail: pniscola{at}gmail.com

Article Type

Brief Report

First Page

581

Last Page

581

Recommended Citation

Niscola, Pasquale; Palmieri, Maria B.; Scaramucci, Laura; Vischini, Gisella; Giovannini, Marco; Ferrannini, Michele; Palumbo, Roberto; and Fratoni, Stefano (2010) "Fulminant thrombotic microangiopathy as a clinical presentation of an occult signet-ring cell carcinoma of the lung and misdiagnosed as idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 31: Iss. 5, Article 21.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.5039