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Case Reports
. 2022 Mar;101(3):717-719.
doi: 10.1007/s00277-021-04584-y. Epub 2021 Jul 26.

Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura after first vaccination dose of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

Johannes Ruhe  1 , Ulf Schnetzke  2 , Karim Kentouche  3 , Florian Prims  4 , Michael Baier  5 , Konstantin Herfurth  6 , Mandy Schlosser  6 , Martin Busch  6 , Andreas Hochhaus  2 , Gunter Wolf  6
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Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura after first vaccination dose of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

Johannes Ruhe et al. Ann Hematol. 2022 Mar.
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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Platelet counts (A), schistocytes on a peripheral blood smear (B), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (C), and inhibitory ADAMTS13-antibody, ADAMTS13-activity, and ADAMTS13-antigen (D) during the initial 40-day follow-up. Plasma exchange was performed daily until day 18 except for day 9. Rituximab (1000 mg) was applied on days 8 (R1) and 18 (R2). Normal value ranges are marked in gray
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