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- Kikuaki Yoshida, Ayaka Sakaki, Yoriko Matsuyama, Toshiki Mushino, Masanori Matsumoto, Takashi Sonoki, and Shinobu Tamura.
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Japan.
- Intern. Med. 2022 Feb 1; 61 (3): 407-412.
AbstractA 57-year-old man without underlying diseases presented with fatigue, loss of appetite, and jaundice 1 week after receiving the first dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine and showed hemolytic anemia with fragmented erythrocytes and severe thrombocytopenia 2 weeks after receiving the vaccine. An a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs 13 (ADAMTS13) activity level of <10% and ADAMTS13 inhibitor positivity confirmed the diagnosis of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Combination therapy with plasma exchange, corticosteroid, and rituximab improved the clinical outcome. We herein report the first Japanese case of TTP possibly associated with vaccination. Physicians should be alert for this rare but life-threatening hematological complication following COVID-19 vaccination.
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