Aim: To examine qualitative research exploring older people's experiences of falling and the perceived risk of falling in the community. This will contribute new insights into how falling is perceived by the older community.
Background: Falls are a major problem for older people and healthcare services across the world.
The microangiopathic anaemia with thrombocytopenia--which can occur after haematopoietic stem cell transplant--resembles thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura but has different pathophysiology and does not respond to plasma exchange. We describe a patient with severe manifestations of this disorder who recovered promptly following treatment with rituximab, an anti-CD20 antibody.
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