Relationship Between Vaccination and Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia: Coincidental or Causal?

Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a complication developed in patients due to vaccination. High-risk factors like a prothrombotic state predispose such a condition. Due to the increase in vaccinations after the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the predisposition to ri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yelne, Pallavi, Kabra, Ruchita, Mathurkar, Swapneel, Gaidhane, Shilpa A, Acharya, Sourya, Kumar, Sunil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9519514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36185828
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28560
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Sumario:Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a complication developed in patients due to vaccination. High-risk factors like a prothrombotic state predispose such a condition. Due to the increase in vaccinations after the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the predisposition to risk factors has increased. Hence, complications occur at a very young age. This case report is of a young male who developed venous sinus thrombosis post the COVID-19 vaccination and was diagnosed and treated promptly.

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