Acute aortoiliac occlusion in a COVID-19 patient

Authors : İzzet USTAALİOĞLU, Rohat AK, Erdal YILMAZ

Pages : 758-760

Doi:10.32322/jhsm.958370

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Publication Date : 2021-09-05

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Although COVID-19 patients are usually seen with respiratory system symptoms, these patients may also display different symptoms. COVID-19 has been associated with a variety of prothrombotic diseases such as myocardial infarction, stroke. However, the pathogenesis of this hypercoagulation has not yet been fully clarified. In this report, we present a COVID-19 patient who was admitted with the complaint of weakness in both legs and was then diagnosed with aortoiliac occlusion.
Keywords : Acute arterial thrombosis, Acute limb ischemia, Aortic occlusion, Hypercoagulability, COVID 19