Paying in Blood: A Case of Thrombocytopenia in Covid-19

Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) primarily involves the respiratory system. Consumptive coagulopathy is seen in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and multi-organ failure (MOF). Usually, only severely sick patients develop mild thrombocytopenia. We present a case of mildly symptomat...

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Autores principales: Malik, Jahanzeb, Javaid, Muhammad, Majedi, Omaid, Ishaq, Uzma, Zahid, Tayyaba
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7491688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32953307
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9791
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Sumario:Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) primarily involves the respiratory system. Consumptive coagulopathy is seen in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and multi-organ failure (MOF). Usually, only severely sick patients develop mild thrombocytopenia. We present a case of mildly symptomatic young adult, presenting with severe thrombocytopenia. She responded well to corticosteroids.

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