Open AccessCOVID‐19‐associated thrombotic angiopathy improved after plasma exchange
Author(s) -
Elkayam Natalie,
Raju Gagan,
Huang Yiwu,
Lipshitz Jay,
Peeke Stephen,
Bluth Martin H.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4991
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombotic microangiopathy , covid-19 , therapeutic plasma exchange , coagulation , inflammation , immunology , intensive care medicine , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
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.