Venous sinus thrombosis during COVID-19 infection in pregnancy
a case report
Keywords:
COVID-19 [supplementary concept], Pregnancy, Headache, FemaleAbstract
BACKGROUND: Although it is known that the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which was first seen in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has affected the whole world, mainly targets the respiratory tract, cases of this disease with a wide clinical spectrum are emerging as information is shared. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a pregnant woman who was diagnosed with venous sinus thrombosis after she developed headache and hemiparesis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity lasted for two weeks after COVID-19 had been diagnosed. CONCLUSIONS: In patients with suspected COVID-19, especially in the presence of causes of hypercoagulability and presence of atypical features, venous sinus thrombosis needs to be kept in mind in making the differential diagnosis.
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