Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report
Abstract We describe splenic infarction (SI), an infrequent condition, in an 82‐year‐old COVID‐19 patient with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). COVID‐19 may cause thrombosis, and AF is a predisposing factor for splenic infarction. Suspicion of SI may be warranted in COVID‐19 patients with abdominal...
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| author | Roham Sarmadian Reza Ghasemikhah Hossein Sarmadian Mahmood Khosravi Saeed Hassani |
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| description | Abstract We describe splenic infarction (SI), an infrequent condition, in an 82‐year‐old COVID‐19 patient with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). COVID‐19 may cause thrombosis, and AF is a predisposing factor for splenic infarction. Suspicion of SI may be warranted in COVID‐19 patients with abdominal pain, especially if a predisposing factor exists. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c47bc63ce3943fd8da85b49fca14fc32022-12-22T03:40:38ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-07-01107n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6011Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case reportRoham Sarmadian0Reza Ghasemikhah1Hossein Sarmadian2Mahmood Khosravi3Saeed Hassani4Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine Arak University of Medical Sciences Arak IranDepartment of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine Arak University of Medical Sciences Arak IranDepartment of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine Arak University of Medical Sciences Arak IranDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences Arak University of Medical Sciences Arak IranDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Allied Medical Sciences Arak University of Medical Sciences Arak IranAbstract We describe splenic infarction (SI), an infrequent condition, in an 82‐year‐old COVID‐19 patient with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). COVID‐19 may cause thrombosis, and AF is a predisposing factor for splenic infarction. Suspicion of SI may be warranted in COVID‐19 patients with abdominal pain, especially if a predisposing factor exists.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6011atrial fibrillationCOVID‐19SARS‐CoV‐2splenic infarctionthrombosis |
| spellingShingle | Roham Sarmadian Reza Ghasemikhah Hossein Sarmadian Mahmood Khosravi Saeed Hassani Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report Clinical Case Reports atrial fibrillation COVID‐19 SARS‐CoV‐2 splenic infarction thrombosis |
| title | Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report |
| title_full | Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report |
| title_short | Post‐COVID‐19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report |
| title_sort | post covid 19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation a case report |
| topic | atrial fibrillation COVID‐19 SARS‐CoV‐2 splenic infarction thrombosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6011 |
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