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. 2021 Mar 3;7(1):6.
doi: 10.1186/s40794-021-00131-9.

A case report of greater saphenous vein thrombosis in a patient with coronavirus (COVID-19) infection

Negin Hesam-Shariati  1 , Poya Fatehi  2 , Fardin Fathi  3 , Morteza Abouzaripour  4 , Mohammad Bakhtiar Hesam Shariati  5
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A case report of greater saphenous vein thrombosis in a patient with coronavirus (COVID-19) infection

Negin Hesam-Shariati et al. Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines. .

Abstract

In December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a series of pneumonia cases caused by an unknown origin, discovered in Wuhan, China. A dangerous virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused a disease named acute respiratory syndrome, which was later popularly called coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Patients with acute COVID-19 are at high risk of thrombosis in various blood vessels due to hypercoagulability, blood stasis, and endothelial damage. In this study, we present a case report of a patient with COVID-19, who was hospitalized in one of the hospitals in Sanandaj, Iran. There were symptoms of fever, chills, muscle aches, cough, and tachycardia. Laboratory tests showed high levels of CRP, ESR, Ferritin CLIA, LDH and D-Dimer in this patient. Doppler ultrasound of the patient also revealed an abnormal finding, thrombosis in the right greater saphenous vein. This suggests that COVID-19 may lead to other negative effects through damage to blood vessels.

Keywords: COVID-19; Case report; Coronavirus; Superficial vein thrombosis; Ultrasonography.

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All authors declare that there is no conflict of interest that prejudices the impartiality of this scientific work.

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Axial without contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography (CT) image showing a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection
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Doppler ultrasound images of the lower right limb showing a superficial vein thrombosis (SVT). Anterior accessory saphenous vein (AASV), great saphenous vein (GSV), common femoral vein (CFV), and common femoral artery (CFA) in the Doppler ultrasound images of the lower right limb
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