A unique case of splenic rupture secondary to vaccine‐induced immune thrombocytopenia managed with splenic embolization.

Autor: Magee, Daniel, Shepherd, Talia, Krisnadi, Zoe, Yau, Ho‐Cing Victor, Samuelson, Shaun, Radeski, Dejan
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Zdroj: ANZ Journal of Surgery; Jul2022, Vol. 92 Issue 7, p1949-1951, 3p
Abstrakt: Procoagulant formation partially inhibited with 0.5 IU/mL of heparin, full inhibition with 100 IU/mL of heparin, monoclonal antibody IV.3 and intravenous immunoglobulin. Her functional procoagulant platelet VITT assay was consistent with a VITT pattern (Fig. The diagnosis was confirmed by heparin/PF4 antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) which was strongly positive with an optical density of 2.254. [Extracted from the article]
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