Organ transplantation from deceased donors with vaccine‐induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16735
Abstract: Vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia (VITT) may follow immunisation with the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. Autoantibodies to platelet factor 4 (PF4) may mediate VITT through antibody-dependent platelet activation, though the underlying etiology is uncertain. Anti-PF4… read more here.
Keywords: vaccine; thrombosis thrombocytopenia; vaccine induced; induced thrombosis ... See more keywords
Vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopaenia with widespread abdominal venous thrombosis, venous ischaemia and bowel oedema
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247996
Abstract: A 49-year-old woman presented with severe abdominal pain and per rectal bleed, 13 days after receiving the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Blood tests showed remarkably low platelet count, unmeasurable D-dimer levels and low… read more here.
Keywords: thrombocytopaenia; thrombosis; induced thrombosis; bowel ... See more keywords