Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report

We describe splenic infarction (SI), an infrequent condition, in an 82‐year‐old COVID‐19 patient with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). COVID‐19 may cause thrombosis, and AF is a predisposing factor for splenic infarction. Suspicion of SI may be warranted in COVID‐19 patients with abdominal pain, es...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical case reports 2022-07, Vol.10 (7), p.e6011-n/a
Hauptverfasser:	Sarmadian, Roham, Ghasemikhah, Reza, Sarmadian, Hossein, Khosravi, Mahmood, Hassani, Saeed
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Anticoagulants atrial fibrillation Blood Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiovascular disease Case Report Case reports Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Coronaviruses COVID-19 Embolisms Heart Infections Ischemia Laboratories Medical imaging Pain Patients SARS‐CoV‐2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Spleen splenic infarction Thrombosis Tomography Ultrasonic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe splenic infarction (SI), an infrequent condition, in an 82‐year‐old COVID‐19 patient with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). COVID‐19 may cause thrombosis, and AF is a predisposing factor for splenic infarction. Suspicion of SI may be warranted in COVID‐19 patients with abdominal pain, especially if a predisposing factor exists. We describe splenic infarction (SI), an infrequent condition, in an 82‐year‐old COVID‐19 patient with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). COVID‐19 may cause thrombosis, and AF is a predisposing factor for splenic infarction. Suspicion of SI may be warranted in COVID‐19 patients with abdominal pain, especially if a predisposing factor exists.
ISSN:	2050-0904 2050-0904
DOI:	10.1002/ccr3.6011