COVID-19 Presenting as Acute Limb Ischaemia
| Autor: | Habib Habib, Balraj Singh, Firas Qaqa, Michael Maroules, Parminder Kaur, Fayez Shamoon, Sahitya Posimreddy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Acute limb ischaemia
medicine.medical_specialty Diabetic ketoacidosis Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry lcsh:R lcsh:Medicine Articles arterial thrombosis 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Thrombosis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine covid-19 Diabetes mellitus Pandemic Internal Medicine medicine Medical history 030212 general & internal medicine Presentation (obstetrics) business Intensive care medicine severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (2020) European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2284-2594 |
| DOI: | 10.12890/2020_001724 |
| Popis: | The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic that developed in late 2019 and early 2020 has caused thousands of deaths and has had an enormous impact on our health systems and economies. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complications include disseminated coagulation and thrombosis, but, to the best of our knowledge, the literature to date on these manifestations has been limited. Herein, we report an unusual presentation in a 43-year-old man with a medical history of diabetes and hypertension who presented with dyspnoea and acute pain in his right leg and was found to have acute limb ischaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis. Our case adds to the literature regarding arterial thrombosis in COVID-19. LEARNING POINTS Arterial thrombosis in the form of acute limb ischaemia can occur in COVID-19. A high index of suspicion should be maintained for acute limb ischaemia, which is a vascular emergency. |
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