tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Respir Med Case Rep
. 2021;34:101534.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101534. Epub 2021 Oct 21.
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura as a hematologic manifestation of COVID-19 infection: A case report
Azadeh Laali[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zohreh Kermanshah[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hossein Keyvani[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Vahid Kaveh[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Sajad Karampoor[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The hematologic system is one of the vulnerable parts of the human body in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. Lymphopenia and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) are among the most frequent consequences of COVID-19. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is one of the common causes of thrombocytopenia in adults. It is defined by thrombocytopenia when platelet counts <10[SUP]5[/SUP]/μl in the absence of anemia and leukopenia. Traditionally, infections, typically viral, have been known as the main culprits of low platelet counts before the involvement of ITP. According to the literature, C virus (HCV), HIV, varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV) are considered secondary causative agents for the development of ITP. In this study, we reported a case that was afflicted with concurrent severe thrombocytopenia diagnosed as ITP and COVID-19 infection.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Thrombocytopenia.
. 2021;34:101534.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101534. Epub 2021 Oct 21.
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura as a hematologic manifestation of COVID-19 infection: A case report
Azadeh Laali[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zohreh Kermanshah[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hossein Keyvani[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Vahid Kaveh[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Sajad Karampoor[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34697584
- PMCID: PMC8529288
- DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101534
Abstract
The hematologic system is one of the vulnerable parts of the human body in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. Lymphopenia and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) are among the most frequent consequences of COVID-19. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is one of the common causes of thrombocytopenia in adults. It is defined by thrombocytopenia when platelet counts <10[SUP]5[/SUP]/μl in the absence of anemia and leukopenia. Traditionally, infections, typically viral, have been known as the main culprits of low platelet counts before the involvement of ITP. According to the literature, C virus (HCV), HIV, varicella-zoster virus (VZV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV) are considered secondary causative agents for the development of ITP. In this study, we reported a case that was afflicted with concurrent severe thrombocytopenia diagnosed as ITP and COVID-19 infection.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; Thrombocytopenia.