4 Cases of Aortic Thrombosis in Patients With COVID-19

Aortic thrombosis in COVID-19

“…Our patient had an extensive descending aortic artery thrombus with a normal coagulation screen and no evidence of consumption of platelets/DIC or thrombotic microangiopathy. There are several other reported cases of aortic thrombosis in COVID-19 ( Baeza, 2020 , Webster et al, 2020 , Wengerter, 2020 , Woehl, 2020 ). These cases share common features, including male sex, age over 50 years, smoking history, and obesity ( Table 1 ).…”

Renal artery thrombosis in COVID-19

“…The effect of covid-19 infection on renal function is not clearly determined and more studies are underway to describe the pathophysiology ( 5 ). With this brief literature review, kidney dysfunction seen in COVID-19 patient can partly be described with undetected renal artery thrombosis and systemic microangiopathies with renal microthrombi ( [6] , [7] , [8] ). Our patient described above presented with an incidental finding of thrombus formation in renal artery stenting.…”

Acute arterial occlusion of the lower limb as the main clinical manifestation in a patient with Covid-19 – Case Report

“…In a report similar to our case, a 68-year-old patient with a history of smoking, SAH, coronary artery disease and deep vein thrombosis was admitted for acute bilateral ischemia of the lower limbs, in which obstructive thrombosis of the abdominal aorta and bilateral thrombosis of the common iliac arteries. Axillobifemoral bypass was performed, followed by therapeutic anticoagulation with good initial results, but the patient died after seven days due to severe bleeding 17 . In another case report, a 60-year-old patient went to the hospital with sudden numbness and loss of strength in both legs.…”