Phlegmasia cerulea dolens superimposed on disseminated intravascular coagulation in COVID-19.
Acta Biomed
; 92(4): e2021101, 2021 09 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1395632
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 infection has several cardiovascular implications, and coagulopathy is a common abnormality in these patients, often coupled with elevated plasma fibrinogen and D-dimer levels, contributing to adverse outcomes. Phlegmasia cerulea dolens (PCD) is a rare manifestation of deep vein thrombosis. It is life-threatening and can rapidly lead to venous gangrene of the extremity. Only a few cases of COVID-19 associated with PCD are reported in the literature, despite thromboembolism being the common paradigm between the two diseases. We present the case of a 64-year-old adult with acute severe COVID-19 pneumonia who developed PCD despite constantly elevated activated partial thromboplastin time and international normalized ratio.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Thrombophlebitis
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Venous Thrombosis
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Acta Biomed
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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