fbpx
Tag Thrombocytopaenic purpura
eponymictionary-340-256 2

Moschcowitz disease

Moschcowitz disease (1924) [aka *thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)]. Congenital syndrome characterised by thrombocytopenia, purpura, haemolytic anaemia, hyaline thromboses, renal failure and neurological symptoms.
Eli Moschcowitz (1879 - 1964) 340

Eli Moschcowitz

Eli Moschcowitz (1879 - 1964) was a Hungarian born, American pathologist and physician. Associated with Moschcowitz disease (TTP, 1925); Moschcowitz signa dn triad (1933)