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COVID-19 Complicated by Concomitant Renal, Splenic, and Myocardial Infarction: Double Whammy

Authors :
Mehdi Ghaderian Jahromi
Marzieh Sheibani Abdolusefi
Mohsen Neshati Pir Borj
Source :
Case Reports in Acute Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 36-40 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Karger Publishers, 2021.

Abstract

A 76-year-old man presented with shortness of breath, fever, and fatigue with confirmed COVID-19 by positive RT-PCR test for the SARS-COV-2. Abdominal and pelvis computed tomography with intravenous contrast was performed several days later given the patient’s severe abdominal pain which showed both renal and splenic infarcts despite the use of a proper thromboprophylaxis with subcutaneous heparin, and therefore, therapeutic anticoagulation was initiated. In the course of hospitalization, he developed acute kidney injury, uremic syndrome, and myocardial infarction as well. The patient was treated with fibrinolytic therapy and was eventually discharged on a direct oral anticoagulant.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25045288
Volume :
4
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Acute Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.064ab3fa96094a1590b32f8dc6191af0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1159/000515120