Severe Thrombocytopenia in COVID-19: A Conundrum in Dengue-endemic Areas
MB Adarsh, Anitha Abraham, P Kavitha, Meera M Nandakumar, Raman S Vaman
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Adarsh M, Abraham A, Kavitha P, Nandakumar MM, Vaman RS. Severe Thrombocytopenia in COVID-19: A Conundrum in Dengue-endemic Areas. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25 (4):465-466.
Thrombocytopenia in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) can be attributed to multiple factors. Most often it is disease related. It is usually mild and if severe often associated with severe COVID-19 disease. It can also be due to drugs (Remdesivir, Tocilizumab) or coinfection with other viruses. Here we report two cases of severe thrombocytopenia in COVID-19 due to dengue coinfection. Most often the thrombocytopenia in dengue is self-resolving, and a careful “wait and watch” should suffice unlike COVID-19, where steroids can help if the cytopenia is due to cytokine storm or immune-mediated effects.
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