A COVID-19 pregnant patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Fatemeh Mahmoudzadeh¹  Setare Nasiri²  Narjes Afrooz²  Ozra Motaghi Nejad²  Soheila Aminimoghaddam² 

[1] Department of Emergency Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;Department of Gynecology and Oncology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

关键词: Pregnancy;    Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura;    COVID-19;    Addiction;    Plasmapheresis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13256-020-02577-5

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPregnancy seems to increase the risk of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) relapses and make the TTP more severe in any of the pregnancy trimesters, or even during the postpartum period.Case presentationThis study highlights details of treating a COVID-19 pregnant patient who survived. This 21-year addicted White woman was admitted at her 29th week and delivered a stillbirth. She was transferred to another hospital after showing signs of TTP, which was caused by a viral infection.ConclusionThis viral infection caused fever and dyspnea, and the patient was tested positive for COVID-19 infection. A chest computed tomography scan showed diffuse multiple bilateral consolidations and interlobar septal thickening. She stayed at the Intensive Care Unit for 20 days and treated with plasmapheresis. As far as we know, this is the first report of a TTP pregnant patient with COVID-19 infection.

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