Axillary artery thrombosis resulting in upper limb amputation as a COVID-19 sequela.
BMJ Case Rep
; 14(1)2021 Jan 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1050387
ABSTRACT
Novel COVID-19 continues to intrigue medical professionals with its varied presentations. Though it affects the respiratory tract primarily, thrombogenesis has been the Achilles' heel. A 44-year-old man diagnosed with COVID-19 presented with upper limb pain at a local hospital and was found to have thrombosis of the right axillary artery. Despite a successful embolectomy at the local hospital, there was re-occlusion of the axillary artery and the limb became ischaemic. He was referred to our institution by which time the limb became gangrenous above the elbow and had to be amputated. Extensive sloughing of the nerves was also seen in the local area. Hypercoagulability presenting with various manifestations is common in COVID-19 and needs early anticoagulation. We present this asymptomatic patient who lost a limb to this COVID-19 sequelae.
Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arm
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Axillary Artery
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Thrombosis
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Gangrene
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COVID-19
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Amputation, Surgical
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Ischemia
Type of study:
Case report
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2020-240981
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