Cerebral venous thrombosis in a patient with Down syndrome and coronavirus disease 2019: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
; 15(1): 364, 2021 Jul 12.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34253238
BACKGROUND: The new coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has spread throughout most of the world. Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare thromboembolic disease that can present as an extrapulmonary complication in coronavirus disease 2019 infection. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a Hispanic woman with Down syndrome who has coronavirus disease 2019 and presents as a complication extensive cerebral venous thrombosis. CONCLUSIONS: Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare thromboembolic disease that can present as an extrapulmonary complication in coronavirus disease 2019 infection. In the absence of clinical and epidemiological data, it is important to carry out further investigation of the risk factors and pathophysiological causes related to the development of cerebrovascular thrombotic events in patients with Down syndrome with coronavirus disease 2019 infection.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Síndrome de Down
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Trombose Venosa
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Colômbia
País de publicação:
Reino Unido