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ArticleJournal of blood medicine2023

Immune Thrombocytopenia Relapse in Patients Who Received mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines.

Hana Qasim, Alaa Rahhal, Ahmed Husain, Abdelkarim Alammora, Khaled Alsa'ed, Ahmed Abdelghafar Masaad Alsayed, Baha Faiyoumi, Leen Maen AbuAfifeh, Mohammad Abu-Tineh, Awni Alshurafa and 1 more

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Article in Journal of blood medicine, 2023. 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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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hana QasimHematology-Oncology Department, National Centre for Cancer Care & Research, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-9354-6314
Alaa RahhalMSc Pharmacy Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed HusainInfectious Disease Department, Communicable Disease Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Abdelkarim AlammoraInternal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Khaled Alsa'edInternal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed Abdelghafar Masaad AlsayedInternal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-2820-975X
Baha FaiyoumiInternal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Leen Maen AbuAfifehInternal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Mohammad Abu-TinehHematology-Oncology Department, National Centre for Cancer Care & Research, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-2984-0252
Awni AlshurafaHematology-Oncology Department, National Centre for Cancer Care & Research, Doha, Qatar.
Mohamed A YassinHematology-Oncology Department, National Centre for Cancer Care & Research, Doha, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-1144-8076
Hamad Medical Corporation · QANational Center for Cancer Care and Research · QA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a blood disorder in which antibodies coating platelets cause platelet destruction in the spleen with a resultant low platelet count and an increased tendency for bleeding. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an illness caused by SARS-CoV-2. Though pneumonia and respiratory failure are major causes of morbidity and mortality, multisystemic complications were identified, including hematological ones. Several ITP relapse cases post-mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have been reported, and different pathophysiological theories have been proposed. Purpose: The objective of this study is to identify the causal relationship between mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and ITP relapse, to highlight the longer-term effect of these vaccines on the platelet count more than 6 months after receiving the vaccine, and to identify if there is a statistical difference between Comirnaty and Spikevax vaccines on ITP relapse rate. Patients and Methods: In this retrospective study, 67 patients with known ITP were followed before and after receiving the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. The follow-up parameters included platelet counts when available and bleeding symptoms. All patients were adults over 18 years old, with no other identified causes of thrombocytopenia. Forty-seven patients received the Comirnaty vaccine, and 20 patients received the Spikevax vaccine. Results: Data analysis showed 6% ITP relapse in the first 3 months, and a 10% relapse rate 3-6 months after receiving one of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, with no statically significant difference between the two vaccines. Conclusion: mRNA COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of ITP relapse and can lead to a prolonged reduction in platelet count in a proportion of ITP patients, with no statistically significant difference between Comirnaty and Spikevax vaccines.

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PMID37082002
PMCPMC10112532
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