European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A RARE CASE OF COVID-19-ASSOCIATED TRIAD OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE, MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM

Olusoji Rahman Adesoji*, Abimbola Joyce Olufayo-Aluko, Tooba Shaukat Butt, Mahwish Ahmed, Wajeeha Khalid and Hebatalla Ismail

ABSTRACT

Patients with coronavirus infection can develop mild symptoms, as well as severe disease, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, vital-organ compromise, and complications due to arterial thrombosis and venous thromboembolism. We delineate the case of a 63-year-old man who presented with deterioration of COVID-19 pneumonia. COVID-19 pneumonia in our patient was complicated by right-sided acute ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, and pulmonary embolism, eventually leading to death. Arterial thrombosis and venous thromboembolism can increase the morbidity and mortality in coronavirus disease, rendering its early diagnosis and treatment crucial for the better management and prognosis of the infection.

Keywords: Coronavirus, COVID-19, pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, thromboembolism.