Post-COVID-19 vaccination occurrence of splenic infarction due to arterial thrombosis.
BMJ Case Rep
; 14(12)2021 Dec 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1562301
ABSTRACT
We present the case of an 82-year-old woman admitted to a regional emergency general surgery centre with severe left upper quadrant abdominal pain and tenderness within 21 days of receiving the first dose of the ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccine (Vaxzevria, AstraZeneca). Following further investigation through CT imaging, a thrombus was discovered in the patient's splenic artery resulting in a large splenic infarct. Splenic infarcts are rare and it is important to note the association between time of administration of the first dose of vaccine and the occurrence of thromboembolic complications in the noted absence of other risk factors for this condition. We hypothesise a link between Vaxzevria vaccine injection and a rare form of thromboembolic complication thrombosis of the splenic artery.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Splenic Infarction
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Thrombosis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2021-243846
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