J Surg Case Rep . Case reports: mild COVID-19 infection and acute arterial thrombosis

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J Surg Case Rep


. 2020 Sep 30;2020(9):rjaa343.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa343. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Case reports: mild COVID-19 infection and acute arterial thrombosis


Dixon Osilli[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jelena Pavlovica[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rashi Mane[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mohammed Ibrahim[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amina Bouhelal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sabu Jacob[SUP] 1 [/SUP]



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• PMID: 33024534
• PMCID: PMC7526473
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa343

Abstract

We present two cases of acute arterial thrombosis in patients who were confirmed to be SARS-CoV-2 positive. Neither of the patients had a background of underlying vascular morbidity. At the time of presentation, both patients exhibited only mild respiratory symptoms of COVID-19. After initial assessment and work-up, both patients underwent surgery for their respective vascular pathologies. They both did well post-operatively and were discharged home. This is an unusual presentation of acute arterial thrombosis in two patients with only mild symptoms of COVID-19 infection.

Keywords: Acute thrombosis; COVID-19; acute ischemia; bowel ischemia; coronavirus.