Splenic infarction and pulmonary embolism as a rare manifestation of COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease leads to a hypercoagulable state and associated with thrombotic events that can cause mortality and morbidity. Thrombotic events include both venous and arterial thrombosis. In this case report, we present a 68-year-old COVID-19 patient with multisystemic...

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Autores principales: Egemen Yildiz, Dilay Satilmis, Erdem Cevik
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:41924a1e947746f8bbc1ca5364f10c5f2021-11-12T11:16:11ZSplenic infarction and pulmonary embolism as a rare manifestation of COVID-192452-247310.4103/2452-2473.329627https://doaj.org/article/41924a1e947746f8bbc1ca5364f10c5f2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.turkjemergmed.org/article.asp?issn=2452-2473;year=2021;volume=21;issue=4;spage=214;epage=216;aulast=Yildizhttps://doaj.org/toc/2452-2473Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease leads to a hypercoagulable state and associated with thrombotic events that can cause mortality and morbidity. Thrombotic events include both venous and arterial thrombosis. In this case report, we present a 68-year-old COVID-19 patient with multisystemic infarction who was admitted to the hospital by splenic infarction and later pulmonary embolism diagnosed during the stay in hospital despite anticoagulant use. It is important for emergency physicians to know that patients who had COVID-19 infection but not confirmed or not tested can visit the emergency department due to complications of COVID-19 infection such as thromboembolic events primarily.Egemen YildizDilay SatilmisErdem CevikWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticlecoronavirus disease 2019emergency departmentpulmonary embolismsplenic infarctionMedical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aidRC86-88.9ENTurkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 21, Iss 4, Pp 214-216 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic coronavirus disease 2019
emergency department
pulmonary embolism
splenic infarction
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
spellingShingle coronavirus disease 2019
emergency department
pulmonary embolism
splenic infarction
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
Egemen Yildiz
Dilay Satilmis
Erdem Cevik
Splenic infarction and pulmonary embolism as a rare manifestation of COVID-19
description Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease leads to a hypercoagulable state and associated with thrombotic events that can cause mortality and morbidity. Thrombotic events include both venous and arterial thrombosis. In this case report, we present a 68-year-old COVID-19 patient with multisystemic infarction who was admitted to the hospital by splenic infarction and later pulmonary embolism diagnosed during the stay in hospital despite anticoagulant use. It is important for emergency physicians to know that patients who had COVID-19 infection but not confirmed or not tested can visit the emergency department due to complications of COVID-19 infection such as thromboembolic events primarily.
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author Egemen Yildiz
Dilay Satilmis
Erdem Cevik
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Erdem Cevik
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title Splenic infarction and pulmonary embolism as a rare manifestation of COVID-19
title_short Splenic infarction and pulmonary embolism as a rare manifestation of COVID-19
title_full Splenic infarction and pulmonary embolism as a rare manifestation of COVID-19
title_fullStr Splenic infarction and pulmonary embolism as a rare manifestation of COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Splenic infarction and pulmonary embolism as a rare manifestation of COVID-19
title_sort splenic infarction and pulmonary embolism as a rare manifestation of covid-19
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
publishDate 2021
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