Affiliation:
1. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Baroda Medical College, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
2. Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Baroda Medical College, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has affected the world in every aspect since its onset in 2019. The thromboinammatory complications of this disease are common in critically ill patients and associated with poor prognosis. Our aim was to report the
clinical prole and outcome of patients diagnosed with peripheral gangrene (PG) associated with COVID-19. In this case series, we have discussed
the clinical presentation, laboratory parameters and outcome in a series of two patients of COVID-19 with peripheral gangrene. Two consecutive
patients (both females, age range: 55–77 years, were admitted with the diagnosis of COVID-19, both patients developed peripheral gangrene
during their illness. Despite vigorous management, both patients succumbed to their illness within a fortnight of admission. PG in the background
of COVID-19 portends a fatal outcome. Clinicians should be alerted to diagnose PG early and be aware of its dismal prognosis in COVID-19
patients.
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