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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2021 Sep 12;13(9):e17916.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.17916. eCollection 2021 Sep.
Two Different Clinical Presentations of Acute Limb Ischemia Caused by Acute Thrombotic Events in COVID-19
Yudistira P Santosa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Angelina Yuwono[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Coagulopathy is frequently found in severe cases of COVID-19 and is usually manifested as a prothrombotic state. Hyperinflammation, endotheliitis, and immobilization during illness are hypothesized to play a role. Acute limb ischemia (ALI) is one of the presentations of arterial thrombosis in COVID-19. We present two cases of middle-aged men with COVID-19 infection, who developed ALI. The first patient developed ALI after 16 days from the initial COVID-19 diagnosis, and the second patient was admitted to the emergency ward due to sudden discoloration of his right lower limb, and COVID-19 was diagnosed during the evaluation.
Keywords: acute limb ischemia; arterial thrombosis; covid-19; hypercoagulable state; thrombosis.
. 2021 Sep 12;13(9):e17916.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.17916. eCollection 2021 Sep.
Two Different Clinical Presentations of Acute Limb Ischemia Caused by Acute Thrombotic Events in COVID-19
Yudistira P Santosa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Angelina Yuwono[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34660110
- PMCID: PMC8511142
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17916
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Coagulopathy is frequently found in severe cases of COVID-19 and is usually manifested as a prothrombotic state. Hyperinflammation, endotheliitis, and immobilization during illness are hypothesized to play a role. Acute limb ischemia (ALI) is one of the presentations of arterial thrombosis in COVID-19. We present two cases of middle-aged men with COVID-19 infection, who developed ALI. The first patient developed ALI after 16 days from the initial COVID-19 diagnosis, and the second patient was admitted to the emergency ward due to sudden discoloration of his right lower limb, and COVID-19 was diagnosed during the evaluation.
Keywords: acute limb ischemia; arterial thrombosis; covid-19; hypercoagulable state; thrombosis.