Abstract

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 virus infection in December 2019, the virus has rapidly spread across the globe causing pandemic. A variety of vascular complications have been associated with novel COVID-19 virus infection such as venous and arterial thromboembolism. Arterial thrombosis is a recognized complication of COVID -19 pneumonia suggesting the possibility of deranged coagulation profile induced by the COVID-19 virus. Arterial thrombosis can be both early and delayed manifestation of COVID-19 infection with varying presentation depending on the system involved and it can occur in patients with or without comorbidities thus prompting physicians for its early diagnosis, management and reduction of associated complications. We discuss six cases of COVID-19 patients with pulmonary and systemic arterial thrombosis with varying presentations.

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