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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Post-COVID-19 vaccination occurrence of splenic infarction due to arterial thrombosis.

Alexander Anderson, Mary Seddon, Khalid Shahzad, Raimundas Lunevicius

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexander AndersonSchool of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Mary SeddonDepartment of General Surgery, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Khalid ShahzadDepartment of General Surgery, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Raimundas LuneviciusDepartment of General Surgery, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK raimundas.lunevicius@liverpoolft.nhs.uk.
University of Liverpool · GB

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6 · The paper itself

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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COVID-19Splenic InfarctionThrombosisAged, 80 and overChAdOx1 nCoV-19COVID-19 VaccinesFemaleHumansSARS-CoV-2VaccinationChAdOx1 nCoV-19COVID-19 Vaccinesgeneral surgeryunwanted effects / adverse reactionsvaccination/immunisation

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PMID34876440
PMCPMC8655567
OpenAlexW4200552088

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