Acute Limb Ischemia in COVID-19 Disease: A Mysterious Coagulopathy

Cureus. 2020 Jul 13;12(7):e9167. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9167.

Abstract

Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a respiratory tract infection has been noted to be a causative agent for acute respiratory distress syndrome, shock, and multiple organ failure. It is also being suggested that COVID-19 results in serious systemic coagulopathies similar to disseminated intravascular coagulation. We describe a case of severe arterial thrombosis induced by COVID-19 infection along with its pathological implications.

Keywords: covid 19; hematology-oncology; limb ischemia; world pandemic.

Publication types

  • Case Reports