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Case Report: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with COVID-19
With the spread of the novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide and associated high incidence of thromboembolic complications, the use of heparin is on the rise. It therefore is crucial to identify patients with contraindications for heparin. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8218025/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34164117 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.24974.2 |
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author | Aly, Ragia Gupta, Sachin Gupta, Sorab Singh, Balraj Goyal, Abhinav Kalathil, Sheila |
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description | With the spread of the novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide and associated high incidence of thromboembolic complications, the use of heparin is on the rise. It therefore is crucial to identify patients with contraindications for heparin. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a life-threatening complication of exposure to heparin. We report a 66-year-old woman, who was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 infection. Her course was complicated by pulmonary embolism and dialysis catheter thrombosis. Our patient had a known history of HIT. Treatment of this patient with heparin would have been catastrophic. The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare systems and is causing a global health crisis. Nevertheless, this case serves as a reminder of the importance of making every effort to obtain thorough history and review of records of every patient. |
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spelling | pubmed-82180252021-06-22 Case Report: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with COVID-19 Aly, Ragia Gupta, Sachin Gupta, Sorab Singh, Balraj Goyal, Abhinav Kalathil, Sheila F1000Res Case Report With the spread of the novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide and associated high incidence of thromboembolic complications, the use of heparin is on the rise. It therefore is crucial to identify patients with contraindications for heparin. Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a life-threatening complication of exposure to heparin. We report a 66-year-old woman, who was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 infection. Her course was complicated by pulmonary embolism and dialysis catheter thrombosis. Our patient had a known history of HIT. Treatment of this patient with heparin would have been catastrophic. The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed healthcare systems and is causing a global health crisis. Nevertheless, this case serves as a reminder of the importance of making every effort to obtain thorough history and review of records of every patient. F1000 Research Limited 2021-06-07 /pmc/articles/PMC8218025/ /pubmed/34164117 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.24974.2 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Aly R et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Aly, Ragia Gupta, Sachin Gupta, Sorab Singh, Balraj Goyal, Abhinav Kalathil, Sheila Case Report: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with COVID-19 |
title | Case Report: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with COVID-19 |
title_full | Case Report: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with COVID-19 |
title_fullStr | Case Report: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with COVID-19 |
title_short | Case Report: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with COVID-19 |
title_sort | case report: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with covid-19 |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8218025/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34164117 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.24974.2 |
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