Infect Chemother.
2022 Sep;54(3):559-562. 10.3947/ic.2021.0072.
Treatment for Immune Thrombocytopenia in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection after COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- 2Division of Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- 3Division of Infectious Diseases, Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2534172
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2021.0072
Abstract
- Thrombocytopenia is one of the rare signs of both the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and COVID-19 vaccination. An 85-year-old man was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia and COVID-19, 7 days after COVID-19 vaccination. The patient was successfully treated with a short course of intravenous immunoglobulin and oral corticosteroids.
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