Vaccine‐induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia following AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1 nCOV19) vaccine–A case report

Vaccine‐induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia following AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1 nCOV19) vaccine–A case report

Abstract Vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCov‐19 can result in vaccine‐induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT). This phenomenon mimics heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), yet it does not require heparin as a trigger. HIT screen/ELISA along with optical density and functional assay are useful...

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Main Authors: Bader Al Rawahi, Hashem BaTaher, Zoheb Jaffer, Aya Al‐Balushi, Asma Al‐Mazrouqi, Noof Al‐Balushi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Subjects:
COVID‐19
heparin
thrombocytopenia
vaccine
venous thromboembolism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12578

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https://doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12578

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