IMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA RELAPSE POST COVID-19 VACCINE IN YOUNG MALE PATIENT

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We report a 28-year-old Asian male patient, known for ITP and in partial remission for eighteen months, who presented to emergency department with ITP relapse (platelets count of 1 × 10^3 /uL), four days after receiving the second dose of Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, which required treatment with intr...

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Autor principal: Qasim, Hana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. 2021
Materias:
PLATELET DISEASES
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8572575/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.htct.2021.10.1046
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Sumario:We report a 28-year-old Asian male patient, known for ITP and in partial remission for eighteen months, who presented to emergency department with ITP relapse (platelets count of 1 × 10^3 /uL), four days after receiving the second dose of Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, which required treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins and dexamethasone, we discuss as well the likely underlying pathophysiology and the suggested approach in patients known for ITP who are willing to receive mRNA COVID vaccines.

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