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DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731774
Secondary Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Associated with ChAdOx1 Covid-19 Vaccination – A Case Report
Abstract
Novel mRNA and vector-based covid-19 vaccinations have shown high efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 infections. Compared with the number of performed vaccinations, rates of severe side effects seem low. Rare prothrombotic coagulation disorders with suspected association to ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca) have been reported. These cases have gathered considerable media attention and caused a temporary pause of usage of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Europe and several other countries and are currently discussed as vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). However, hemorrhagic complications from ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccination have also been reported but, so far, received less public attention despite considerable potential for life-threatening complications. Here we present a case of severe immune thrombocytopenia after ChAdOx1 covid-19 vaccination and its successful primary management.
Keywords
thrombocytopenia - platelet pathology / inherited - aquired - infectious diseases - Covid Vaccination - ITP - ITP associated with Covid vaccination - ITP associated with AstraZeneca Covid vaccination - secondary ITPAuthorship Contribution
MK, SF, JBW wrote this paper; MK, JF, SvB, MM, were involved in the clinical care of this patient and supported the critical revision of the manuscript.
Publication History
Received: 02 April 2021
Accepted: 08 June 2021
Article published online:
30 July 2021
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