Alprostadil associated with low molecular weight heparin to treat limb ischemia caused by SARS-CoV2

Abstract The current coronavirus pandemic has already taken a great toll globally, causing massive morbidity and mortality. One of its severe forms is a thrombophilic state that can damage several systems. This article reports the case of 60-year-old female patient who presented with mild flu sympto...

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Main Authors: Marcos Antonio Bonacorso Manhanelli Filho, Eliud Garcia Duarte Júnior, Jamil Victor de Oliveira Mariuba, Fábio Linardi, José Augusto Costa, Julio Cesar Gali, Winston Bonetti Yoshida, Julio Cesar Gali Filho
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2020-11-01
Series:Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492020000100623&tlng=en
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Summary:Abstract The current coronavirus pandemic has already taken a great toll globally, causing massive morbidity and mortality. One of its severe forms is a thrombophilic state that can damage several systems. This article reports the case of 60-year-old female patient who presented with mild flu symptoms, which turned out to be a SARS-CoV2 infection, and ended up developing arterial thrombosis with limb ischemia in a private care hospital in Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil. Considering this progression, we decided to intervene with low molecular weight heparin and Alprostadil, achieving a good clinical outcome. Our description aims to identify key points and clinical signs that offer evidence of the therapeutic window and a treatment option for coagulatory presentations of COVID-19.
ISSN:1677-7301