COVID-19 Presenting as Acute Limb Ischaemia

COVID-19 Presenting as Acute Limb Ischaemia

Parminder Kaur, Sahitya Posimreddy, Balraj Singh, Firas Qaqa, Habib A Habib, Michael Maroules, Fayez Shamoon

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic that developed in late 2019 and early 2020 has caused thousands of deaths and has had an enormous impact on our health systems and economies. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complications include disseminated coagulation and thrombosis, but, to the best of our knowledge, the literature to date on these manifestations has been limited. Herein, we report an unusual presentation in a 43-year-old man with a medical history of diabetes and hypertension who presented with dyspnoea and acute pain in his right leg and was found to have acute limb ischaemia and diabetic ketoacidosis. Our case adds to the literature regarding arterial thrombosis in COVID-19.

2020

covid-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, arterial thrombosis

10.12890/2020_001724

Epidemiology and Health

Korean Society of Epidemiology

Medicine