Case reports: mild COVID-19 infection and acute arterial thrombosis

Dixon Osilli; Jelena Pavlovica; Rashi Mane; Mohammed Ibrahim; Amina Bouhelal; Sabu Jacob

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjaa343

Case reports: mild COVID-19 infection and acute arterial thrombosis

J Surg Case Rep. 2020 Sep 30;2020(9):rjaa343. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa343. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Dixon Osilli¹, Jelena Pavlovica¹, Rashi Mane¹, Mohammed Ibrahim¹, Amina Bouhelal¹, Sabu Jacob¹

Affiliation

¹ Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of General surgery, Queens Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford RM7 0AG, UK.

Abstract

We present two cases of acute arterial thrombosis in patients who were confirmed to be SARS-CoV-2 positive. Neither of the patients had a background of underlying vascular morbidity. At the time of presentation, both patients exhibited only mild respiratory symptoms of COVID-19. After initial assessment and work-up, both patients underwent surgery for their respective vascular pathologies. They both did well post-operatively and were discharged home. This is an unusual presentation of acute arterial thrombosis in two patients with only mild symptoms of COVID-19 infection.

Keywords: Acute thrombosis; COVID-19; acute ischemia; bowel ischemia; coronavirus.

Publication types

Case Reports