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. 2022 Jul;97(1):26-27.
doi: 10.1111/cen.14548. Epub 2021 Jul 8.

Vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia with bilateral adrenal haemorrhage

Peter Taylor  1 , Lowri Allen  1 , Natasha Shrikrishnapalasuriyar  1 , Michael Stechman  2 , Aled Rees  1
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Vaccine-induced thrombosis and thrombocytopenia with bilateral adrenal haemorrhage

Peter Taylor et al. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2022 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; VITT; adrenal; vaccine.

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(A) Initial CT abdomen showing retroperitoneal fat stranding and fluid around the adrenals in keeping with adrenal haemorrhage. (B) Subsequent CT showing progression into an organised haematoma. CT, computed tomography
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