Acute limb ischemia in an adolescent with COVID-19 and systemic scleroderma: a case report

Abstract Background Juvenile Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease of the connective tissue. Its concurrence with COVID-19 can lead to limb ischemia as both disease entities are pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic. To date, there is no case report describing the symptomatology and course of disea...

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Main Authors: Mark Jason D. C. Milan, Leonila F. Dans, Vanessa Maria F. Torres-Ticzon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03761-w