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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
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  • Zhifa Wang,
  • Xiaoling Cheng,
  • Jinxi Meng,
  • Jingyao Ma,
  • Zhenping Chen,
  • Runhui Wu
Zhifa Wang
Capital Medical University Beijing Children's Hospital Imaging Centre
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Xiaoling Cheng
Capital Medical University Beijing Children's Hospital Imaging Centre
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Jinxi Meng
Capital Medical University Beijing Children's Hospital Imaging Centre
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Jingyao Ma
Capital Medical University Beijing Children's Hospital Imaging Centre
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Zhenping Chen
Capital Medical University Beijing Children's Hospital Imaging Centre
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Runhui Wu
Capital Medical University Beijing Children's Hospital Imaging Centre

Corresponding Author:runhuiwu@hotmail.com

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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.