How Should Concurrent Arterial and Venous Thrombosis Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Be Managed
  • Athina Dimosiari
    Department of Emergency Medicine, General Hospital of Kozani, Kozani, Greece
  • Dimitrios Patoulias
    Second Propedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Hippokration”, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Theodoros Michailidis
    Second Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Hippokration”, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Theodoros Dimitroulas
    Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital “Hippokration”, Thessaloniki, Greece

Keywords

COVID-19, renal artery thrombosis, pulmonary embolism

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is associated with a high incidence of thrombotic complications involving both the arterial and the venous systems. However, concurrent arterial and venous thrombosis is extremely rare. Herein, we present the case of a 75-year-old male patient with severe COVID-19 who developed bilateral renal artery thrombosis and pulmonary embolism during the disease course. To our knowledge, this is the first such case described in the literature.

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    Published: 2022-05-17
    Issue: 2022: Vol 9 No 5 (view)


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    Dimosiari A, Patoulias D, Michailidis T, Dimitroulas T. How Should Concurrent Arterial and Venous Thrombosis Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Be Managed. EJCRIM 2022;9 doi:10.12890/2022_003366.