A Successfully Treated COVID-19 Vaccine Induced Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Miguel A Rodriguez Guerra, Siddharth Chinta, Ana P Urena Neme, Sorab Gupta, Gabriella Roa Gomez · 2023
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Description
A rare clotting disorder can follow vaccination, leaving the blood with too few platelets to stop bleeding. Miguel Rodriguez Guerra and four co-authors report in 2023 on a sixty-one year old woman who reached an emergency room three weeks after her second Pfizer COVID-19 shot. Her platelet count had fallen to a dangerously low level.
Doctors began antibody infusions and a steroid at once. Her count rose within a day and kept climbing after the second infusion. The authors stress that fast spotting of this vaccine linked disorder is what allows treatment to start in time. They present the case as a reminder to check platelet counts when warning signs appear after a shot.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Miguel A Rodriguez Guerra, Siddharth Chinta, Ana P Urena Neme, Sorab Gupta, Gabriella Roa Gomez |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |