Antibody-mediated platelet activation in COVID-19: A coincidence or a new mechanism of the dysregulated coagulation system?

J Thromb Haemost. 2021 May;19(5):1171-1173. doi: 10.1111/jth.15275.

Authors

Karina Althaus^{1

2}, Jan Zlamal¹, Tamam Bakchoul^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Faculty of Tuebingen, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
² Centre for Clinical Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.

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MeSH terms

Antigen-Antibody Complex
Blood Platelets
COVID-19*
Critical Illness
Humans
Platelet Activation
SARS-CoV-2
Thrombocytopenia*

Substances

Antigen-Antibody Complex