Table 1

Conditions associated with thrombocytopenia-associated multiple organ failure

Cancer
Transplantation
Cardiovascular surgery/cardiopulmonary bypass
Autoimmune disease
Systemic infection
Vasculitis
Toxins
Cyclosporine A
FK 506
Chemotherapy
Radiation
Ticlopidine
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome variant syndromes

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