Acute upper limb ischemia as the first manifestation in a patient with COVID-19

Acute upper limb ischemia as the first manifestation in a patient with COVID-19

Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) first emerged in December 2019 in China and rapidly spread worldwide. Although various studies have reported that COVID-19 is associated with a hypercoagulable state and thrombotic complications in critically ill patients, there are few case reports on thrombotic ev...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques 2020-12, Vol.6 (4), p.674-677
Hauptverfasser: Shao, Tony, In-Bok Lee, Christina, Jabori, Sinan, Rey, Jorge, Duran, Elizabeth Ramos, Kang, Naixin
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Sprache:eng
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Acute limb ischemia
Anticoagulation
Case report
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Hypercoagulable state
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Zusammenfassung:Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) first emerged in December 2019 in China and rapidly spread worldwide. Although various studies have reported that COVID-19 is associated with a hypercoagulable state and thrombotic complications in critically ill patients, there are few case reports on thrombotic events as one of the presenting symptoms. We report a case of acute upper extremity ischemia as the initial clinical presentation of a patient with COVID-19.
ISSN:2468-4287
2468-4287
DOI:10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.08.003