COVID-19 associated life-threatening immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in an adolescent girl

• Main Authors: Stalin Ramprakash (Author), C.P. Raghuram (Author), Anoop P (Author), Veerabhadra Gupta (Author), Sujatha Thyagarajan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute COVID-19 infection typically results in mild disease in children, but can lead to several immune manifestations. One such severe manifestation is immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenia (iTTP). It is exceedingly rare in children, and only a few cases have been reported worldwide. We report...