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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov 30;14(11):e246700.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246700.

COVID-19 with essential thrombocythemia treated with apixaban for antithrombotic prophylaxis

Kazuki Takasaki  1 , Takazumi Tsunenari  2 , Kazuma Mori  3 , Satsuki Aochi  3
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Case Reports

COVID-19 with essential thrombocythemia treated with apixaban for antithrombotic prophylaxis

Kazuki Takasaki et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 40-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for COVID-19. He had been treated for essential thrombocythemia (ET). He was diagnosed severe illness of COVID-19, oxygen therapy and dexamethasone were administered. There was a possibility of thromboembolic events in this case, apixaban for prophylaxis was added. With these treatments, the patient has made a good recovery, and he was discharged on hospital day 11. There is no standard strategy for prophylaxis of thrombosis in patients with ET, and apixaban could be a clinical benefit for these patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; medical management.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Contrast-enhanced CT showed multilobar ground grass opacities in both lungs.
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