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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2021 Mar 31;13(3):e14226.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.14226.
Acute Limb Ischemia as the Initial Severe Presentation in COVID-19
George Horani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kunwar Kaur[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Prem Patel[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hartaj Virk[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fayez Shamoon[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is characterized by an overwhelming inflammatory response in a subset of patients, resulting in respiratory compromise, multiorgan failure, and death. A common complication seen in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infections is the development of venous and arterial thromboemboli. This occurs especially in patients who suffer from severe respiratory or systemic manifestations on the COVID-19 spectrum of disease. We present a case of acute limb ischemia as the initial presentation in a patient who tested positive for COVID-19.
Keywords: acute limb ischemia; covid-19; hypercoagulable state; thromboembolism.
. 2021 Mar 31;13(3):e14226.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.14226.
Acute Limb Ischemia as the Initial Severe Presentation in COVID-19
George Horani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kunwar Kaur[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Prem Patel[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hartaj Virk[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fayez Shamoon[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33948415
- PMCID: PMC8086750
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14226
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is characterized by an overwhelming inflammatory response in a subset of patients, resulting in respiratory compromise, multiorgan failure, and death. A common complication seen in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infections is the development of venous and arterial thromboemboli. This occurs especially in patients who suffer from severe respiratory or systemic manifestations on the COVID-19 spectrum of disease. We present a case of acute limb ischemia as the initial presentation in a patient who tested positive for COVID-19.
Keywords: acute limb ischemia; covid-19; hypercoagulable state; thromboembolism.