Transient increase of platelet associated with COVID-19 infection during
TRAs as the second-line treatment in children ITP:a single center
report on the prevalence of BV7 mutant in December 2022 from Beijing,
China
Abstract
Background:The thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TRAs) were
recommended for primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) during the
pandemic of COVID-19. However, the incidence of thrombocytosis and
thrombosis was sporadically reported in the chronic immune
thrombocytopenia (CITP) patients receiving TRAs during the COVID-19
infection. Objective: With the local prevalence of COVID-19 in
Dec 2022 in the Beijing area, we got more powerful evidence about the
change in platelet (Plt) counts associated with COVID-19 infection.
Methods: A signal center observational cohort study was
performed from the beginning of Dec. 2022 to the end of Feb. 2023 to
enroll CITP children treated with TRAs alone as the second-line
treatment and suffering from the COVID-19 infection in Dec. 2022. The
Plt counts before, during, and after COVID-19 infection were collected.
Results: In total, 67 (34 males and 33 females) patients with
8.10 (2.15, 15.70) years of age were enrolled. Sixty-three patients who
had responded to the TRAs showed a transient increase in Plt counts
after the infection of COVID-19. The time of starting to increase was on
Day 3(2,7), and to the peak level on Day 14(7,19) of infection with the
peak Plt count was 289 (88, 1974)×10 9/L. With at
least two months observation period from COVID-19 infection, the Plt
counts of 100% (63/63) patients declined to the baseline on Day 25(14,
41). Conclusion: The phenomenon of transient increasing of Plt
counts has been shown in the CITP children who have treatment responses
to TRAs when suffering from COVID-19 infection.