Microclots, ME/CFS, and other possibilities

[helvella]

Obviously, this article was written from the point of view of long Covid. But my reason for posting is entirely for the ME/CFS and "other" possibilities.

Clotting can be impaired by Acquired von Willebrand syndrome in hypothyroidism. So it doesn't appear to be a simple association.

Could microclots help explain the mystery of long Covid?

Resia Pretorius

My lab has found significant microclot formation in long Covid patients. Unfortunately, these are missed in routine blood tests

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Even those without long Covid could benefit from such research, as symptoms noted in long Covid patients show many similarities to those seen in chronic and viral-related illnesses including myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) – another disease that has been dismissed as “psychological” for decades.

theguardian.com/commentisfr...

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

There is a reply on the Guardian site:

oneeyedmanisking

20 hours ago

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For years Doctors have been ignoring the effects of such illnesses as Antiphospholipid syndrome. For those of you who don’t know about APS, the symptoms are the same as you have just read about in this article and are triggered by a faulty immune system.

I am sorry for the victims of Long COVID, if this is what they are experiencing. Let’s hope it triggers some serious research into the genetics that underly all this type of disease.

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

There is indeed:

Hughes Syndrome - APS Support

healthunlocked.com/hughes-s...