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. 2021 Sep 6;215(6):245–249.e1. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51229
  • Exposure to ChAdOx1 nCov‐19 (AstraZeneca) within 4–42 days of symptom onset

  • Thrombocytopenia or falling platelet count AND elevated D‐dimer (> 5 times upper limit of normal) or reduced fibrinogen levels

  • Thrombosis: any deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism or arterial thrombosis; thrombosis in uncommon sites such as the cerebral venous sinus system or splanchnic vein is strongly suggestive

  • Antibodies detected against platelet factor 4–polyanion complexes

  • Functional assay indicating patient derived plasma or serum induction of prothrombotic phenotype in healthy donor platelets

* Further details available at https://www.thanz.org.au/documents/item/591. 7