Journal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences (Dec 2022)

A case of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura following the AstraZeneca Vaccine

  • Effat Iranijam,
  • Mohammad Hossein Hosseini,
  • Mohammad Negaresh,
  • Elham Yousefi Ardabili

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 22, no. 4
pp. 409 – 416

Abstract

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A severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 infection (COVID-19)was identified in December 2019 and caused a massive pandemic that claimed millions of lives worldwide. The Chimpanzee adenovirus vector vaccine is one of the few vaccines against coronavirus disease in 2020. This case report introduces, a patient who developed thrombocytopenia, fever, and lethargy nine days after vaccination with the chimpanzee adenovirus carrier vaccine. The patient was admitted to the hospital and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) symptoms appeared during hospitalization.

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