Upper-extremity deep venous thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary embolism in a patient with COVID-19 under prophylactic anticoagulation: A case report.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 infection induces coagulation dysfunction resulting in an increased incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT), mostly in the lower extremities. While upper-extremity DVT is less frequent than lower-extremity DVT, the thrombosis of internal jugular vein or brachiocephalic (innominate) vein is an uncommon presentation. All the current studies concerning the thrombotic risk linked to hospital COVID-19 indicate that therapeutic anticoagulation does not improve the clinical prognosis in the intensive care unit. Standard prophylactic anticoagulation is therefore recommended. But again, thrombotic complications of COVID-19 infection are still frequently reported nowadays despite anticoagulation therapy, as we can see in this case report. Here we report a r

SUBMITTER: Belarbi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8975600 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature