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Editor, Senior Moderator
Intern Med
. 2024 Jul 4.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3897-24. Online ahead of print. A Case of COVID-19 Infection Raising Suspicions of a Connection between Vascular Damage and Thrombus Formation
Yuya Kobayashi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ryo Furukawa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kazuki Kasuga[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yusaku Shimizu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Although endothelial damage has been hypothesized to be associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related cerebral infarction based on the specificity of the viral cellular invasion pathway, no case has been reported to date. We herein report a 51-year-old Japanese woman who presented with neck pain one week after COVID-19 infection. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed inflammation of the carotid and vertebral arteries. Ultrasonography revealed multiple flap-like structures that were assumed to be thrombi. Although the patient had no cerebral infarction, this could be an important case of vascular damage and thrombus formation in a COVID-19 patient.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus disease 2019; TIPIC syndrome; vasculitis.
. 2024 Jul 4.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3897-24. Online ahead of print. A Case of COVID-19 Infection Raising Suspicions of a Connection between Vascular Damage and Thrombus Formation
Yuya Kobayashi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ryo Furukawa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kazuki Kasuga[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yusaku Shimizu[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 38960686
- DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3897-24
Although endothelial damage has been hypothesized to be associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related cerebral infarction based on the specificity of the viral cellular invasion pathway, no case has been reported to date. We herein report a 51-year-old Japanese woman who presented with neck pain one week after COVID-19 infection. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed inflammation of the carotid and vertebral arteries. Ultrasonography revealed multiple flap-like structures that were assumed to be thrombi. Although the patient had no cerebral infarction, this could be an important case of vascular damage and thrombus formation in a COVID-19 patient.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus disease 2019; TIPIC syndrome; vasculitis.