Open AccessCOVID-19 associated multi organ embolism and critical limb ischaemia followed by limb salvage: A case report
Author(s) -
Smg Kibria,
Jan Mohammed,
Joyita Barua
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bangladesh critical care journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2307-7654
pISSN - 2304-0009
DOI - 10.3329/bccj.v8i2.50032
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pneumonia , concomitant , critical limb ischemia , radiological weapon , pulmonary embolism , incidence (geometry) , embolism , lower limb , surgery , cardiology , disease , vascular disease , arterial disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , optics
First reported in Wuhan, China, SARS-COVID 19 infection is now fairly well described but understanding the disease is evolving and is associated with high incidence of fatal pneumonia. However, concomitant vascular thromboembolism is also being recognized as contributing to mortality and severe morbidity. We report limb salvage in a COVID-19 patient despite presenting late with critical limb ischaemia and radiological evidence of embolism in multiple organs.
Bangladesh Crit Care J September 2020; 8(2): 124-125