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Limb ischemia due to spontaneous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia as the primary presentation of acute COVID-19 infection

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) occurs with the development of IgG antibodies that bind complexes of heparin and platelet factor 4 (PF4), which activate platelets and result in a profoundly prothrombotic condition. In rare instances, this syndrome develops in the absence of proximate heparin...

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Autores principales: Shiuan, Eileen, Sharma, Deva, Ely, E. Wesley, Moodabagil, Nikil, Tillman, Benjamin F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9243831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35763168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11239-022-02676-8