A unique case of splenic rupture secondary to vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia managed with splenic embolization

ANZ J Surg. 2022 Jul;92(7-8):1949-1951. doi: 10.1111/ans.17414. Epub 2021 Dec 7.

Authors

Daniel Magee¹, Talia Shepherd^{1

2}, Zoe Krisnadi¹, Ho-Cing Victor Yau¹, Shaun Samuelson¹, Dejan Radeski¹

Affiliations

¹ Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
² University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.

PMID: 34874098
DOI: 10.1111/ans.17414

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Embolization, Therapeutic* / adverse effects
Humans
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic* / complications
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic* / therapy
Splenic Rupture* / diagnostic imaging
Splenic Rupture* / etiology
Splenic Rupture* / surgery
Thrombocytopenia* / chemically induced
Thrombocytopenia* / complications
Thrombocytopenia* / therapy
Vaccines* / adverse effects

Substances

Vaccines