Title
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with COVID-19 in a critically ill child: a Peruvian case report
Date Issued
01 March 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Permanyer Publications
Abstract
Background: Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare disease. In middle and low-income countries, specific resources are required for its diagnosis due to the lack of diagnostic tests and the variable response to plasma exchange, especially in the context of the new SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Case report: We report the case of a 9-year-old male Hispanic patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection, atypical presentation, and multisystem involvement, thrombotic microangiopathy with dermal manifestations, hematologic, renal, and neurologic involvement. The patient was followed up after SARS-CoV-2 infection, the PLASMIC score was applied, and a genetic study was performed. Ventilation and hemodynamic support, corticotherapy, immunoglobulins, plasma exchange, renal replacement therapy, and monoclonal antibodies were given without favorable response. Conclusions: TTP associated with SARS-CoV-2 in the pediatric population is rare. However, resources for the diagnosis, support, and management of patients with TTP are required to avoid fatal outcomes.
Start page
123
End page
128
Volume
79
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Epidemiología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85129778310
PubMed ID
Source
Boletin Medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico
ISSN of the container
05396115
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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