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Immune Modulatory Therapy Causing Acute Coronary Syndrome
We present a case of a 67-year-old male who presented with diffuse petechiae and was diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenic purpura with platelet count less than 10,000 per milliliter. Treatment was initiated with IVIG. When the third dose of IVIG was being administered he developed hypertensive urgency and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. He was deemed not to be a candidate for cardiac catheterization and was treated conservatively. IVIG can cause major thrombotic adverse events such as deep vein thrombosis, myocardial infarction and stroke, which are attributed to thrombosis and hyperviscocity. Decreasing ...
Source: American Journal of Therapeutics - November 1, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
