COVID-19-associated thrombotic angiopathy improved after plasma exchange

Natalie Elkayam; Gagan Raju; Yiwu Huang; Jay Lipshitz; Stephen Peeke; Martin H Bluth

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4991

COVID-19-associated thrombotic angiopathy improved after plasma exchange

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Nov 25;9(11):e04991. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4991. eCollection 2021 Nov.

Authors

Natalie Elkayam¹, Gagan Raju¹, Yiwu Huang¹, Jay Lipshitz¹, Stephen Peeke¹, Martin H Bluth²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Hematology and Oncology Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn New York USA.
² Department of Pathology Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn New York USA.

Abstract

Utilization of therapeutic plasma exchange in select patients with COVID-19 microangiopathy may provide useful treatment by modulation of inflammatory cytokines and coagulation cascade to maintain homeostasis.

Keywords: COVID; TTP; angiopathy; coagulation; inflammation; plasma exchange; thrombosis.

Publication types

Case Reports