[HTML][HTML] Intracerebral hemorrhage and thrombocytopenia after AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: clinical and diagnostic challenges of vaccine-induced thrombotic …

FNH Wilting, AMM Kotsopoulos, ACM Platteel… - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
FNH Wilting, AMM Kotsopoulos, ACM Platteel, JAH van Oers
Cureus, 2021ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a prothrombotic disorder,
which has been described as a rare adverse effect of the adenoviral-vectored coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. The diagnosis is confirmed by the detection of anti-
platelet factor 4 (PF4) antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or
functional assay in individuals with the appropriate clinical history. Here, we report a case of
a patient who presented with a severe intracerebral hemorrhage and thrombocytopenia 14 …
Abstract
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) is a prothrombotic disorder, which has been described as a rare adverse effect of the adenoviral-vectored coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. The diagnosis is confirmed by the detection of anti-platelet factor 4 (PF4) antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or functional assay in individuals with the appropriate clinical history. Here, we report a case of a patient who presented with a severe intracerebral hemorrhage and thrombocytopenia 14 days after receiving the first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, with negative PF4/heparin antibodies tested with ELISA, but positive heparin-induced platelet activation assay (HIPAA).
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