COVID-19 Presenting as Acute Limb Ischaemia
  • Parminder Kaur
    Cardiology, Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
  • Sahitya Posimreddy
    Cardiology, Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
  • Balraj Singh
    Hematology & Oncology, Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
  • Firas Qaqa
    Cardiology, Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
  • Habib A Habib
    Cardiology, Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
  • Michael Maroules
    Hematology & Oncology, Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
  • Fayez Shamoon
    Cardiology, Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Keywords

COVID-19, arterial thrombosis, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Abstract

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.

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    Published: 2020-05-19
    Issue: 2020: Vol 7 No 6 (view)

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    Kaur P, Posimreddy S, Singh B, Qaqa F, Habib HA, Maroules M, Shamoon F. COVID-19 Presenting as Acute Limb Ischaemia. EJCRIM 2020;7 doi:10.12890/2020_001724.

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