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Cureus
. 2022 Jan 8;14(1):e21032.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.21032. eCollection 2022 Jan.
Acute Limb Ischemia as a Concomitant Manifestation of COVID-19
Abdulaziz M Eshaq[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdulsalam A Almofadhli[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Noor K Aljarba[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mohammed A Karish[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel virus that causes multi-systemic manifestations identified as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Respiratory tract symptoms are the most commonly seen in infected patients with COVID-19. Hypercoagulability state is the most common coagulopathy disorder associated with critically ill COVID-19 patients. Several inflammatory and coagulation factors such as D-dimers and fibrinogen correlate with the degree of pro-thrombotic state and burden of the disease. We describe a case of a 51-year-old man who presented with respiratory pneumonia and concomitant severe bilateral arterial thrombosis followed by right above knee amputation.
Keywords: acute limb ischemia; arterial thrombosis; coagulopathy; covid-19; sars-cov-2.
. 2022 Jan 8;14(1):e21032.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.21032. eCollection 2022 Jan.
Acute Limb Ischemia as a Concomitant Manifestation of COVID-19
Abdulaziz M Eshaq[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdulsalam A Almofadhli[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Noor K Aljarba[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mohammed A Karish[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35155000
- PMCID: PMC8820475
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21032
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel virus that causes multi-systemic manifestations identified as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Respiratory tract symptoms are the most commonly seen in infected patients with COVID-19. Hypercoagulability state is the most common coagulopathy disorder associated with critically ill COVID-19 patients. Several inflammatory and coagulation factors such as D-dimers and fibrinogen correlate with the degree of pro-thrombotic state and burden of the disease. We describe a case of a 51-year-old man who presented with respiratory pneumonia and concomitant severe bilateral arterial thrombosis followed by right above knee amputation.
Keywords: acute limb ischemia; arterial thrombosis; coagulopathy; covid-19; sars-cov-2.