Several cases of arterial thrombosis of the limbs revealing asymptomatic and paucisymptomatic COVID-19 infection

[...]if the vascular examination is not properly conducted and the arterial ultrasound Doppler is not promptly prescribed, the functional prognosis of the limb is quickly engaged. [...]once the diagnosis of arterial thrombosis is established, the second challenge remains to link it to a COVID-19 inf...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pan African medical journal 2021, Vol.38 (209), p.209-209
Hauptverfasser: Niang, Ibrahima, Thioub, Daouda, Ly, Mamadou
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Zusammenfassung:[...]if the vascular examination is not properly conducted and the arterial ultrasound Doppler is not promptly prescribed, the functional prognosis of the limb is quickly engaged. [...]once the diagnosis of arterial thrombosis is established, the second challenge remains to link it to a COVID-19 infection, as the sensitivity of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is not always optimal [6]. [...]it is also possible that the thrombotic event may occur after the time of PCR test positivity, hence the interest of using a serological test to prove current or past SARS-CoV-2 infection (IgM+ or IgG+). [...]we would like to draw the attention of caregivers to the increase of these cases of arterial thrombosis with no a priori risk factor.
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2021.38.209.28188