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Cureus
. 2021 Nov 13;13(11):e19544.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19544. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Severe Immune Thrombocytopenia Post-COVID-19: A Case Report
Adrian Davoodian[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Chukwuemeka Umeh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elli Novatcheva[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gabriela P Sassi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hycienth Ahaneku[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ankur Kundu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Immune thrombocytopenia, also called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, is a common cause of thrombocytopenia after viral infections. Even in the second year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, our body of knowledge regarding the diverse symptoms and complications of the virus continues to grow and evolve. We present a case of a 48-year-old African American male who came into the emergency department with severe left foot pain. A platelet count of 7x10[SUP]3[/SUP]/mL was incidentally found on complete blood count (CBC) during the patient's initial workup. The patient had previously been hospitalized for COVID-19 five weeks prior. Further workup did not support any etiology of his thrombocytopenia. Therefore, we gave a presumed diagnosis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura secondary to COVID-19. The patient was treated with corticosteroid resulting in improvement in his platelet count.
Keywords: case report; covid-19; heparin induced thrombocytopenia; immune thrombocytopenia; itp.
. 2021 Nov 13;13(11):e19544.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19544. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Severe Immune Thrombocytopenia Post-COVID-19: A Case Report
Adrian Davoodian[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Chukwuemeka Umeh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elli Novatcheva[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gabriela P Sassi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hycienth Ahaneku[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ankur Kundu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34934562
- PMCID: PMC8668258
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19544
Abstract
Immune thrombocytopenia, also called idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, is a common cause of thrombocytopenia after viral infections. Even in the second year of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, our body of knowledge regarding the diverse symptoms and complications of the virus continues to grow and evolve. We present a case of a 48-year-old African American male who came into the emergency department with severe left foot pain. A platelet count of 7x10[SUP]3[/SUP]/mL was incidentally found on complete blood count (CBC) during the patient's initial workup. The patient had previously been hospitalized for COVID-19 five weeks prior. Further workup did not support any etiology of his thrombocytopenia. Therefore, we gave a presumed diagnosis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura secondary to COVID-19. The patient was treated with corticosteroid resulting in improvement in his platelet count.
Keywords: case report; covid-19; heparin induced thrombocytopenia; immune thrombocytopenia; itp.