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. 2020 Nov;92(11):2277-2282.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.26251. Epub 2020 Jul 11.

Challenges for management of immune thrombocytopenia during COVID-19 pandemic

Kamal Kant Sahu  1 , Ahmad Daniyal Siddiqui  1 , Nima Rezaei  2   3   4 , Jan Cerny  5
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Challenges for management of immune thrombocytopenia during COVID-19 pandemic

Kamal Kant Sahu et al. J Med Virol. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: SARS coronavirus; coronavirus; epidemiology; immune responses; pandemics; plasma cell; virus classification.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no conflict of interests.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Descriptive figure suggesting the broader categories of scenarios possible in a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). ITP, immune thrombocytopenia
Figure 2
Figure 2
Proposed flowchart to approach ITP patients with COVID‐19 (based on interim recommendations by American society of hematology and British society of hematology). CNS, central nervous system; COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; ITP, immune thrombocytopenia; TPO, thrombopoietin
Figure 3
Figure 3
Description of patient information (based on BSH/ASH) regarding ITP in COVID‐19. ASH, American Society of Hematology; BSH, British Society of Hematology; COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; ITP, immune thrombocytopenia; SARS‐CoV‐2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; TPO, thrombopoietin
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