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10.7759/cureus.8408 [doi]
PMC7270942 [pmc]
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Associated With Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Four-Extremity Deep Vein thrombosis in a Previously Healthy Female.
Cureus. 12(6):e8408, 2020 Jun 02.
Cureus. 12(6):e8408, 2020 Jun 02.
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Infection caused by novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2) has been associated with coagulopathy. We present a case of a previously healthy 49-year-old female who was admitted to the hospital for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia and later found to have extensive deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in all four extremities. This was accompanied by a steep rise in D-dimer levels and positive antiphospholipid antibodies (APLA) on further testing. She clinically improved on hydroxychloroquine and therapeutic anticoagulation. This is one of the first case reports describing APLA-associated DVT in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia. Transient elevation of APLA from the viral illness may play a role in thrombosis associated with COVID-19. Copyright (c) 2020, Sung et al.
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Sung, Joowhan
Anjum S, Sung J
https://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8408
https://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8408
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