Acute upper limb ischemia in a patient with COVID-19: A case report.
Ann Vasc Surg
; 77: 83-85, 2021 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1356139
ABSTRACT
The novel pandemic of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been linked with coagulopathy and thromboembolic events, causing limb loss and finally death. The present report describes a case of upper limb ischemia in a patient with COVID-19 infection, who lacked conventional risk factors for acute limb ischemia (ALI).mAn 83 year-old man with intraluminal thrombus and the occlusion of the axillary and brachial arteries, ceasing blood supply to the distal part of the body, was tested positive for the COVID-19 infection. The patient received therapeutic anticoagulation and underwent open thromboembolectomy, which failed to save the patient's life. The link between COVID-19 and thromboembolism remains unknown and needs further studies to be disclosed.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Axillary Artery
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Thrombosis
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Brachial Artery
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Upper Extremity
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Ischemia
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Vasc Surg
Journal subject:
Vascular Diseases
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.avsg.2021.07.007
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