A case report of arterial and venous thromboembolism in a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide since the outbreak originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Cardiovascular complications in patients with severe COVID-19 have been reported and are associated with a worse outcome. Coagulopathy is one of the most common life-threatening complication increasing mortality; however, little evidence is available regarding prevention strategies or its treatment in COVID-19 patients.

Case summary

We report a case of a 70-year-old woman admitted to hospital with severe COVID-19 bilateral pneumonia who developed severe coagulopathy with multiple both, venous and arterial, embolisms in major vessels such as bilateral pulmonary embolism, acute thrombus in abdominal aorta, and acute thrombotic occlusion of

SUBMITTER: Del Castillo-Garcia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7717195 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature