Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia with Normal Platelet Count: A Cautionary Tale of Delayed Diagnosis

Ahmed Elkheshen MD¹, Marawan Elmassry MD^1*, Sierra Sullivan MD¹, Ricardo Franco MD¹, Abbie Evans MD¹, Kavya Bharathidasan MD¹, Arunee Motes MD¹, Sameer Islam PhD³, Ebtisam Attaya Islam PhD²

1-Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech university Health Sciences Centre, Lubbock, TX, USA.

2- Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Texas Tech university Health Sciences Centre, Lubbock, TX, USA.

3- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Texas Tech university Health Sciences Centre, Lubbock, TX, USA.

*Corresponding Author: Marawan Elmassry MD

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centre at Lubbock, Texas, USA.

3601 4th street, Lubbock, TX 79430.

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E-mail: Marawan.elmassry@ttuhsc.edu

Conflict of interest: The authors have no financial conflicts to disclose.

Patient’s consent: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient to publish this report in accordance with the journal’s patient consent policy.

Keywords :

HIT, Heparin, Thrombocytopenia, Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia, Platelet Count.