Year: 2021
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: The novel coronavirus disease is not only a disease that affects the respiratory system but also a systemic disease resulting in various symptoms and complications.Haematological changes are common in patients with COVID-19 but reports of severe immune thrombocytopenia (IT) in patients with COVID-19 are rare.Hereby a case is presented of a 72-year-old male patient who developed severe, symptomatic IT a month after COVID-19.Thereinafter, aetiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis as well as treatment options were widely discussed.
Source: Journal of Transfusion Medicine
Institutions: University Clinical Centre, Gdańsk Medical University
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3205545100