Intracerebral haemorrhage due to vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis
Abstract
Introduction: Vaccine-induced Immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) is a rare complication following vaccination with the ChAdOx1 nCov-19 [recombinant adenoviral vector encoding the spike protein antigen of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)]. VITT has been reported in several countries and there are no published reports of this entity from Sri Lanka. We report a case of VITT causing fatal intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) following ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccination.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljon.v8i1.27 | Journal eISSN: 2279-2295
Language: English
Page range: 15 - 17
Published on: Dec 1, 2021
Published by: Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2021 Dimithri Gamaarachchi, Shyama Subasinghe, Maheshi Wijeratne, Harsha Gunasekara, published by Association of Sri Lankan Neurologists
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