Renal Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Secondary to Vaccine-induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT)

  • Nikita Cliff-Patel East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom
  • Lindsay Moncrieff East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom
  • Veqas Ziauddin East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12890/2021_002692

Keywords

Vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia, renal vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism

Abstract

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the UK has approved the use of three vaccines to combat COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). There have been rare reports of thrombosis after vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine. We present three cases of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) in one UK district general hospital following administration of this vaccine. Two of the patients had asymptomatic pulmonary emboli, while the other is the first known case of both renal vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.

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    • Published: 2021-06-30

    Issue: 2021: Vol 8 No 6 (view)

    Section: Articles

    How to cite:
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    Cliff-Patel N, Moncrieff L, Ziauddin V. Renal Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Secondary to Vaccine-induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT). EJCRIM 2021;8 doi:10.12890/2021_002692.