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Acute Occlusion of Right Femoral Artery Resulting in Gangrene of Right Leg Due to Essential Thrombocythemia and Atherosclerosis in COVID-19 era: A Case Report |Biomedgrid

Journal: American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research (Vol.12, No. 6)

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Page : 533-539

Keywords : Vasculitis; Hypercoagulable; Deficiency; Thrombo; Embolism;

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Abstract

A 43-years old man, chronic heavy smoker, had sudden onset of severe pain in right leg. He was hypertensive and had cerebrovascular accident with right hemiparesis 10 years ago. He had absent right femoral artery pulsation. His right leg was swollen, discolored, cold and gangrenous. He underwent amputation of right leg, above knee at upper thigh. He was found to have essential thrombocythemia and atherosclerosis.

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