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. 2021 Oct 26;57(11):1163. doi: 10.3390/medicina57111163

Table 4.

Diagnostic clinical and laboratory findings due to combined micro-macrothrombosis in aEA-VMTD and vEA-VMTD.

Combined Micro-Macrothrombosis due to aEA-VMTD (Gangrene Syndromes) (e.g., Sepsis) Combined Micro-Macrothrombosis due to vEA-VMTD (Proximal/Central DVT) (e.g., Sepsis or after Vaccination)
Clinical features Clinical features
 Fever/fatigue/myalgia  Fever/fatigue/myalgia
 TTP-like syndrome with thrombocytopenia and
 MAHA
 ITP-like syndrome (“Silent” ITP)
 MODS (e.g., ARDS; encephalopathy)  MOIS (e.g., myocarditis; pericarditis)
 Gangrene syndromes (e.g., SPG; limb gangrene)  VTE (e.g., VTE; CVST; PTE; SVT)
 “Gangrene”  “Venous congestion syndrome”
Laboratory changes (demonstrated) Laboratory changes (demonstrated or expected)
Endothelial (ULVWF path) markers Endothelial (ULVWF path) markers
 Consumptive thrombocytopenia  Consumptive thrombocytopenia
 Overexpressed ULVWF/VWF antigen  Overexpressed ULVWF/VWF antigen
 Increased FVIII activity  Increased FVIII activity
 Increased thrombomodulin  Increased thrombomodulin
Endothelial epiphenomenon Endothelial epiphenomenon
 Positive ANA  Positive ANA
 Positive anti-dsDNA  Positive anti-dsDNA
 Positive anti-PL antibodies  Positive anti-PL antibodies
 Positive PF4 antibodies  Positive PF4 antibodies
Tissue factor path markers Tissue factor path markers
 Positive D-dimer  Positive D-dimer
 TF-bearing microvesicles in circulation  TF-bearing microvesicles in circulation (expected)

Abbreviation: ANA, antinuclear antibodies; CVST, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; aEA-VMTD, arterial endotheliopathy-associated vascular micro-thrombotic disease; vEA-VMTD, venous EA-VMTD; MODS, multiorgan dysfunction syndrome; MOIS, multi-organ inflammatory syndrome; ITP, immune thrombocytopenic purpura; PF4, platelet factor 4; PL, phospholipids; PTE, pulmonary thromboembolism; SPG, symmetrical peripheral gangrene; SVT, splanchnic vein thrombosis; TTP, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; VTE, venous thromboembolism.