Venous sinus thrombosis during COVID-19 infection in pregnancy: a case report

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Although it is known that the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was first seen in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has affected the whole world, mainly targets the respiratory tract, cases of this disease with a wide clinical spectrum are emerging as information is shared. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a pregnant woman who was diagnosed with venous sinus thrombosis after she developed headache and hemiparesis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity lasted for two weeks after COVID-19 had been diagnosed. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with suspected COVID-19, especially in the presence of causes of hypercoagu- lability and presence of atypical features, venous sinus thrombosis needs to be kept in mind in making the differential diagnosis..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:139

Enthalten in:

São Paulo Medical Journal - 139(2021), 2, Seite 190-195

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zahide Betül Gunduz [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19 [supplementary concept]
Female
Headache
Hypercoagulability
Infectious disease
Medicine
Pregnancy
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Venous sinus thrombosis

doi:

10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0659.r1.08122020

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ074431528