VITT with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine – index case

We report a case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) in a 73-year-old gentleman who presented with pulmonary embolism and thrombocytopenia, two weeks after receiving inactivated COVID-19 vaccine. He responded well to nonheparin anticoagulation with complete resolution of sym...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Devi, Kanta, Ali, Natasha, Nasir, Nosheen, Mahmood, Syed Faisal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2022
Materias:
Coronavirus – Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9009890/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35254213
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2022.2036556
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Sumario:We report a case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) in a 73-year-old gentleman who presented with pulmonary embolism and thrombocytopenia, two weeks after receiving inactivated COVID-19 vaccine. He responded well to nonheparin anticoagulation with complete resolution of symptoms and platelet count.

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