Spontaneous HIT syndrome post-knee replacement surgery with delayed recovery of thrombocytopenia: a case report and literature review

Spontaneous HIT syndrome post-knee replacement surgery with delayed recovery of thrombocytopenia: a case report and literature review

Recently published reports have established a heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)-mimicking thromboembolic disorder without proximate heparin exposure, called spontaneous HIT syndrome. Although the pathophysiology remains unclear, anti-platelet factor 4 (PF4)/heparin antibodies possibly triggered...

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Main Authors: Dilli Ram Poudel, Sushil Ghimire, Rashmi Dhital, Daniel A. Forman, Theodore E. Warkentin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-08-01
Series:Platelets
Subjects:
argatroban
fondaparinux
knee replacement
rivaroxaban
spontaneous hit syndrome
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537104.2017.1366973

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537104.2017.1366973

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