POST COVID-19 PRESENTED WITH DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS: A CASE REPORT

Author: 
Dr Sivakumar Sivasubramaniam, Dr Arulvasan SS Dr Sivasubramanian

As it is the case for so many aspect of the COVID -19 pandemic, information on clinical complication caused by novel corona virus continues to emerge and evolve in real time. The majority of patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 presents with symptoms of an acute respiratory illness including fever, malaise, myalgia, dry cough and breathing difficulty. However, it appears that novel coronavirus may impact more than just the lungs. In this report, we present a case of a post COVID patient with erythematous plaqueand unilateral pitting edema over the left leg. Doppler study showed features of Deep vein thrombosis. The purpose of this paper is to present the case which aims to rise the clinician’s awareness of deep vein thrombosis as a post COVID-19 sequelae even if the patient has no risk factor for developing deep vein thrombosis.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2020. 23250.4603
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