- Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine
- Vol: 4 Issue: 5
- Acute aortoiliac occlusion in a COVID-19 patient
Acute aortoiliac occlusion in a COVID-19 patient
Authors : Izzet Ustaalioğlu, Rohat Ak, Erdal Yilmaz
Pages : 758-760
Doi:10.32322/jhsm.958370
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Publication Date : 2021-09-05
Article Type : Other
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