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Alqahtani SS, Altowygry SM, Alebiwani TE, Alsaleh ME, Almajed AA, Alkhamis MA, Al Abdullah AA, Almajed MH, Alhamaqi ME, Aljuhani FG, Alsharit AA, Alshammari MA. Saddle Aortic Embolism Following Recovery From Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia. Cureus 2021; 13:e18074. [PMID: 34671538 PMCID: PMC8521487 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.18074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a multi-organ disease with a wide range of manifestations. Coagulopathy is one of the well-recognized complications of COVID-19. We report the case of a 42-year-old man who presented with progressively worsening low back pain of two days in duration. The pain was burning in character, non-radiating, and was not related to movement. The patient had a recent history of severe COVID-19 pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation and has stayed in the intensive care unit for eight days. He was discharged three days before the acute onset of his back pain. Examination of the lumbar spine was unremarkable. However, lower limb examination revealed coldness and absent pulses bilaterally. The patient underwent computed tomography angiography which revealed complete occlusion of the lower abdominal aorta at its bifurcation. Emergency endovascular treatment was performed to aspirate the clot. The symptoms resolved following the procedure and the patient was discharged on the third post-intervention day. Saddle aortic embolism is a rare life-threatening condition that may present solely with low back pain. The case demonstrated a possible complication of COVID-19 that occurred after the recovery from the acute phase of the disease.
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Affiliation(s)
| | | | | | | | - Atheer A Almajed
- Medicine, King Faisal University, College of Medicine, Al-Ahsa, SAU
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- Medicine, King Faisal University, College of Medicine, Al-Ahsa, SAU
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