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Graphic trend of platelet count over the course of hospitalization. Baseline platelets were normal (298 x 109/L) 3 weeks PTA and found to be acutely low at 32 x 109/L on admission (hospital day 1) with recovery to 248 x 109/L on hospital day 8 following plasmapheresis.
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The platelet count normalized (Figure 1), and ADAMTS13 activity returned as undetectably low with no inhibitor detected by mixing studies (ADAMTS13 assay FRETS-VWF73 via the Blood Center of Wisconsin).