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Cureus
. 2022 Sep 25;14(9):e29561.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.29561. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Extensive Cerebral Venous Thrombosis as an Isolated Presentation in a COVID-19-Positive Young Adult
Farnoosh J Farzin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Chafika Lasfer[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ivyan Kambal[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Due to the increase in the number of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) cases globally, more medical case reports are being published showing the different complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). One of the important complications is thrombotic events that occur as a sequela of COVID-19. Here we present a case of a previously healthy male patient in his 30s who presented to the emergency unit experiencing headaches, vomiting, and weakness in his left arm. On examination, he was vitally stable, and fully oriented, but noted to have jerky movements of the left arm; therefore, he was sent for a CT brain scan. Shortly after, he developed a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. After stabilizing the patient, CT brain with cerebral venography was done, which revealed extensive thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus and bilateral superficial cortical veins. The patient's blood test showed a high D-dimer (4.90 ug/ml), and the COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab test was positive. It is commonly known that COVID-19 infection presents with fever and respiratory symptoms; however, our case illustrates the thrombotic complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection with no pneumonia or respiratory symptoms with a high level of d-dimer.
Keywords: cerebral venous thrombosis (cvt); covid 19; covid-19 pandemic; d dimer in covid; thrombotic complications of covid-19; venous thromboembolism.
. 2022 Sep 25;14(9):e29561.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.29561. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Extensive Cerebral Venous Thrombosis as an Isolated Presentation in a COVID-19-Positive Young Adult
Farnoosh J Farzin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Chafika Lasfer[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ivyan Kambal[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36312647
- PMCID: PMC9595228
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29561
Abstract
Due to the increase in the number of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) cases globally, more medical case reports are being published showing the different complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). One of the important complications is thrombotic events that occur as a sequela of COVID-19. Here we present a case of a previously healthy male patient in his 30s who presented to the emergency unit experiencing headaches, vomiting, and weakness in his left arm. On examination, he was vitally stable, and fully oriented, but noted to have jerky movements of the left arm; therefore, he was sent for a CT brain scan. Shortly after, he developed a generalized tonic-clonic seizure. After stabilizing the patient, CT brain with cerebral venography was done, which revealed extensive thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus and bilateral superficial cortical veins. The patient's blood test showed a high D-dimer (4.90 ug/ml), and the COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab test was positive. It is commonly known that COVID-19 infection presents with fever and respiratory symptoms; however, our case illustrates the thrombotic complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection with no pneumonia or respiratory symptoms with a high level of d-dimer.
Keywords: cerebral venous thrombosis (cvt); covid 19; covid-19 pandemic; d dimer in covid; thrombotic complications of covid-19; venous thromboembolism.