COVID Toes: Concurrent Lower Limb Arterial and Venous Thromboembolism in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonitis Presenting with Foot Ischaemia.
Kathryn A LeeRichard S McBrideRanjeet NarlawarRebecca MyersGeorge A AntoniouPublished in: Vascular and endovascular surgery (2021)
We present a 74-year-old gentleman, who presented with foot ischaemia requiring bilateral amputation in the absence of radiological signs of occlusive peripheral arterial disease. He was found to have COVID-19 pneumonitis and concurrent arterial and venous thromboemboli despite no initial respiratory symptoms or signs, nor pre-existing risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Patients who present with foot ischaemia with or without respiratory symptoms or signs warrant a high index of suspicion for COVID-19 infection, particularly in those with no predisposing risk factors.
Keyphrases
- lower limb
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- venous thromboembolism
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- case report
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- type diabetes
- sleep quality
- interstitial lung disease
- squamous cell carcinoma
- rheumatoid arthritis
- metabolic syndrome
- radiation therapy
- direct oral anticoagulants
- coronary artery disease
- rectal cancer