Widespread Arterial Thrombosis after ChAdOx1 nCov-19 Vaccination

Vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia is an uncommon complication of COVID-19 vaccines using adenovirus mRNA carriers and has been associated with thrombosis of the cerebral venous sinuses and portal system. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman admitted to the intensive care unit due to str...

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Published in:Case reports in critical care 2022-02, Vol.2022, p.1-4
Main Authors: Berlot, Giorgio, Tomasini, Ariella, La Fata, Cristina, Pintacuda, Stefania, Rigutti, Sara, Falanga, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anticoagulants
Blood platelets
Case Report
Case reports
COVID-19 vaccines
Critical care
Edema
Immunization
Medical imaging
Patients
Pulmonary arteries
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Stroke
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombosis
Vaccines
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia is an uncommon complication of COVID-19 vaccines using adenovirus mRNA carriers and has been associated with thrombosis of the cerebral venous sinuses and portal system. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman admitted to the intensive care unit due to stroke caused by thrombosis of the right carotid artery 9 days after receiving the ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccine. Further investigations demonstrated multiple thrombi in the arterial tree in the absence of any venous involvement. The clinical course and the treatment are described and discussed.
ISSN:2090-6420
2090-6439
DOI:10.1155/2022/6804456