| Literature DB >> 32789144 |
Dilan Balata1, Johan Mellergård2, David Ekqvist3, Jacek Baranowski4, Isidro Albert Garcia5, Marina Volosyraki6, Mats Broqvist1.
Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a newly emergent pathogen first identified in Wuhan, China, and responsible for the COVID-19 global pandemic. In this case report we describe a manifestation of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis with continuous peripheral embolization in a COVID-19-positive patient. The patient responded well to high-dose LMWH treatment with cessation of the embolic process. LEARNING POINTS: Raising awareness of possible complications of COVID-19.To highlight the importance of the careful consideration of and dosage of anticoagulation in non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis. © EFIM 2020.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Endocarditis; mitral valve; ultrasound
Year: 2020 PMID: 32789144 PMCID: PMC7417053 DOI: 10.12890/2020_001811
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Case Rep Intern Med ISSN: 2284-2594