Acute Splenic Artery Thrombosis and Infarction Associated with COVID-19 Disease

Qasim Agha, Osama and Berryman, Ryan (2020) Acute Splenic Artery Thrombosis and Infarction Associated with COVID-19 Disease. Case Reports in Critical Care, 2020. pp. 1-4. ISSN 2090-6420

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Abstract

Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) is a viral illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has caused a widespread global pandemic. The symptoms of COVID-19 can vary from mild upper respiratory symptoms to severe pneumonia with hypoxemic respiratory failure. Multiple studies and reports have reported a hypercoagulable state associated with this disease, and various recommendations have emerged to guide the use of anticoagulants for prophylaxis. We are reporting a case of symptomatic acute splenic thrombosis causing splenic infarction in a patient suffering from a severe case of COVID-19 and despite the use of an intermediate dose of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH). The patient was treated with full-dose anticoagulation and was eventually discharged home on a direct oral anticoagulant.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Eurolib Press > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2022 05:23
Last Modified: 06 Mar 2024 04:08
URI: http://info.submit4journal.com/id/eprint/424

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