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Case Reports
. 2022 Dec 31;18(1):2036556.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2036556. Epub 2022 Mar 7.

VITT with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine - index case

Kanta Devi  1 , Natasha Ali  2 , Nosheen Nasir  3 , Syed Faisal Mahmood  3
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VITT with inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine - index case

Kanta Devi et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother. .

Abstract

We report a case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) in a 73-year-old gentleman who presented with pulmonary embolism and thrombocytopenia, two weeks after receiving inactivated COVID-19 vaccine. He responded well to nonheparin anticoagulation with complete resolution of symptoms and platelet count.

Keywords: COVID-19; VITT; inactivated vaccine.

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