@article{Malik_Javed_Kamin_2021, title={Fondaparinux-associated Thrombocytopenia}, volume={37}, url={https://www.pjms.org.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/3522}, DOI={10.12669/pjms.37.2.3522}, abstractNote={<p>Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an immune-mediated condition causing thrombocytopenia and paradoxical thrombosis after exposure to heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin. It has been rarely reported by Fondaparinux, an artificial pentasaccharide similar to heparin. This manuscript presents a case of HIT associated with fondaparinux use.</p> <p><strong>doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.2.3522</strong></p> <p><em><strong>How to cite this:</strong></em><br>Malik J, Javed N, Kamin M. Fondaparinux-associated Thrombocytopenia. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(2):598-599. <br>doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.2.3522</p> <p>This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.</p&gt;}, number={2}, journal={Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences}, author={Malik, Jahanzeb and Javed, Nismat and Kamin, Matiullah}, year={2021}, month={Feb.} }