[HTML][HTML] Post COVID-19 vaccine related cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and thrombocytopenia

W Butler-Manuel, UI Rana, M Zafar, A Gadi, A Kiani - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
W Butler-Manuel, UI Rana, M Zafar, A Gadi, A Kiani
Cureus, 2022ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was great relief with the global mass
rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programs. While they have proven to be safe and
effective, the gradual emergence of side effects to the vaccines has undermined public trust
in the vaccination program and, whilst rare, can lead to significant morbidity and mortality.
The most serious was the emergence of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and
thrombosis (VITT), also known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) or …
Abstract
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was great relief with the global mass rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programs. While they have proven to be safe and effective, the gradual emergence of side effects to the vaccines has undermined public trust in the vaccination program and, whilst rare, can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. The most serious was the emergence of vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT), also known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) or vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia (VIPIT). VITT is a serious and often fatal complication of some COVID vaccines that seem more prevalent in younger people and women. We present a case of a 48-year-old woman who presented with VITT following COVID vaccination.
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