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Ross Sattler1, Lakmal S Ekanayake1, Amber Richardson2
1Medicine, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, USA.
Abstract:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a single-stranded, positive-sense, enveloped ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus. SARS-CoV-2 and its associated disease coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a global pandemic in the year 2019-2020. COVID-19 has caused widespread death, economic burden, and overcrowding of hospitals. As of September 2020, there is no reliable pharmacological treatment for patients affected by COVID-19. Herein we present a case of a 41-year-old Caucasian female who presented to the emergency department with flu-like symptoms for the past five days. The patient was admitted for COVID-19 symptoms and subsequently developed COVID-19 associated thrombotic syndrome and ischemic stroke. Below, we discuss risk factors, pathology, and rare manifestations resulting from COVID-19 infection. COVID-19 primarily affects the lungs, but a review of the current literature shows limited cases of ischemic stroke and diffuse thrombosis induced by infection of the novel COVID-19 in relatively healthy individuals with minimal risk factors.
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