A case report of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) with genetic analysis

A case report of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) with genetic analysis

The emergence of the rare syndrome called vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) after adenoviral vector vaccines, including ChAdOx1 nCov-19, raises concern about one's predisposing risk factors. Here we report the case of a 56-year-old white man who developed VITT leadin...

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Main Authors: Daniela P. Mendes-de-Almeida, Fernanda S. G. Kehdy, Remy Martins-Gonçalves, Joanna Bokel, Eduarda Grinsztejn, Patrícia Mouta Nunes de Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes de Sousa Maia, Brenda Hoagland, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Marilda M. Siqueira, Pedro Kurtz, Patricia T. Bozza, Cristiana C. Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine
genetic predisposition
polymorphisms
anti-PF4 antibodies
VITT
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1189320/full

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