COVID-19 infection triggering hrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

We present a 62-year-old gentleman with history of Crohn’s disease, G6PD deficiency, who presented with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura (iTTP) one week after the diagnosis of COVID-19 infection. He was admitted with worsening dyspnea, acute renal failure, and profound thrombocyto...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Alhomoud, Tamara Alhobayb, Keith Armitage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921002122