Left Subclavian Arterial Thrombosis Presenting as Acute Limb Ischemia in a Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patient – An Extreme Rarity

Abstract

The peak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has exposed a substantial number of patients presenting with manifestations of venous and arterial thrombosis. Here, described is an extremely rare case of subclavian arterial thrombosis in a COVID-19 patient. Moreover, the patient presented with normal D-dimer, antinuclear antibody, fibrinogen, and serum ferritin levels, prothrombin time and platelet count. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such case reported till date.

Keywords

• coagulation
• coronavirus disease 2019
• d-dimer
• limb ischemia
• subclavian artery
• thrombosis