Isolated Basilic Vein Thrombosis as a Rare Presentation of COVID-19 in a Young Patient

Abstract

COVID-19 has not spared a single system in the human body. Although acute respiratory failure culminating sometimes in death remains the most common manifestation of severe infection, hypercoagulability leading to deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), and stroke have also been identified widely.Here, we describe a young patient with a COVID-19 infection who developed right basilic vein thrombosis. This case demonstrates how thrombosis can occur in uncommon sites and how clinicians should be vigilant for thrombotic complications in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.

Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis in the Setting of COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report

“…Notably, patients with COVID-19 have an increased tendency to a prothrombotic state, most commonly presenting as stroke or pulmonary embolism. However, atypical sites of thrombosis have been reported, including basilic vein thrombosis, digital ischemia, and thoracic aorta [ 2 - 4 ]. We present a patient with COVID-19 ARDS who developed pulmonary vein thrombosis (PVT), a rare but life-threatening condition.…”