Meeting
Abstract Number: D36
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 73-year-old man was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in 2011 and was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), high dose steroid, rituximab and romiplostim to which he responded and subsequently was weaned off of azathioprine and steroid and achieved remission starting 2012. Eight weeks after receiving second dose of Pfizer’s BNT162b2 vaccination, he noted […]
Abstract Number: F45
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 23 year-old previously healthy woman presented with a 2-day history of melena, hematemesis, vaginal bleeding, and bleeding gums. She also reported cough, fevers and anosmia. She denied any new medication exposures and had no prior history of bleeding disorders or hematologic disease. Temperature was 37.2° C, heart rate 122, respiratory rate 18, […]
Abstract Number: I25
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 28 year-old unvaccinated man with a history of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in remission presented with thrombocytopenia. Six weeks ago, he was exposed to COVID-19 and developed cough and rhinorrhea. He was not tested but started taking hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. Three weeks prior to admission, he began noticing mucosal bleeding. One week prior to […]