"The Janus Face" of Thrombocytes in COVID-19

Suhail Singh; Anchit Raj Singh; Basant Kumar Pathak; Sourya Sourabh Mohakuda; Tvsvgk Tilak

doi:10.12865/CHSJ.47.01.23

"The Janus Face" of Thrombocytes in COVID-19

Curr Health Sci J. 2021 Jan-Mar;47(1):139-142. doi: 10.12865/CHSJ.47.01.23. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Authors

Suhail Singh¹, Anchit Raj Singh¹, Basant Kumar Pathak¹, Sourya Sourabh Mohakuda¹, Tvsvgk Tilak¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India.

Abstract

A 55 year old patient of COVID-19, with no known comorbidities presented with fever, myalgia and headache and at presentation had leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, however did not have any bleeding manifestations. The patient's inflammatory markers including ferritin and C-reactive protein were elevated at admission. Later in the course of illness went on to develop severe thrombocytosis and leukocytosis. We discuss the course and outcome of illness in an unusual case of COVID-19 with severe and diametrically opposite haematological abnormalities.

Keywords: COVID-19; Hematology; Platelets; SARS-CoV-2; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombocytosis.

Publication types

Case Reports