Post‐ COVID ‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report | Zendy

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Post‐ COVID ‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report

Author(s) -

Sarmadian Roham,

Ghasemikhah Reza,

Sarmadian Hossein,

Khosravi Mahmood,

Hassani Saeed

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6011

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , splenic infarction , cardiology , myocardial infarction , covid-19 , infarction , thrombosis , abdominal pain , spleen , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)

We describe splenic infarction (SI), an infrequent condition, in an 82‐year‐old COVID‐19 patient with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). COVID‐19 may cause thrombosis, and AF is a predisposing factor for splenic infarction. Suspicion of SI may be warranted in COVID‐19 patients with abdominal pain, especially if a predisposing factor exists.

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