What are the symptoms of TTP?
Since TTP is different for everyone, each person’s symptoms or combination of symptoms will be different. The important thing to know is that having TTP symptoms is a sign that you are experiencing a medical emergency and you need to see your doctor right away.1,2
Symptoms of TTP may include1,2:
“Common symptoms are recorded as being confusion, bruising, pinprick rash, stomach upset, headache — these are the range of things that can be indicative of a TTP episode.”
–Jo, living with TTP
Symptoms in people with TTP can vary depending on where clots form in their body.
Learn what happens in your body when you have TTP.
Medical history, symptoms, and blood tests all help to diagnose TTP
References: 1. Joly BS, Coppo P, Veyradier A. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood. 2017;129(21):2836-2846. doi:10.1182/blood-2016-10-709857 2. Scully M, Hunt BJ, Benjamin S, et al; British Committee for Standards in Haematology. Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and other thrombotic microangiopathies. Br J Haematol. 2012;158(3):323-335. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09167.x