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Am J Trop Med Hyg
. 2020 Nov 17.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1101. Online ahead of print.
Case Report: Multiple Strokes and Digital Ischemia in a Young COVID-19 Patient
Harsh Shah[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aditya Iyer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Raja Zaghlol[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sandeep Raparla[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. This enveloped RNA coronavirus primarily has tropism for the respiratory tract. However, it has also been shown to have various extrapulmonary manifestations such as pulmonary embolism, ischemic strokes, deep venous thrombosis, or arterial thrombosis. We present a case of a 34-year-old woman who had severe COVID-19 infection with no respiratory symptoms and developed strokes in multiple vascular territories and digital ischemia due to thrombosis formation in the brachial circulation of her arm despite receiving therapeutic anticoagulation.
. 2020 Nov 17.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1101. Online ahead of print.
Case Report: Multiple Strokes and Digital Ischemia in a Young COVID-19 Patient
Harsh Shah[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Aditya Iyer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Raja Zaghlol[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sandeep Raparla[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33205744
- DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1101
Abstract
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. This enveloped RNA coronavirus primarily has tropism for the respiratory tract. However, it has also been shown to have various extrapulmonary manifestations such as pulmonary embolism, ischemic strokes, deep venous thrombosis, or arterial thrombosis. We present a case of a 34-year-old woman who had severe COVID-19 infection with no respiratory symptoms and developed strokes in multiple vascular territories and digital ischemia due to thrombosis formation in the brachial circulation of her arm despite receiving therapeutic anticoagulation.