Case Report
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World J Clin Infect Dis. Sep 18, 2020; 10(3): 42-46
Published online Sep 18, 2020. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.v10.i3.42
Abdominal aortic thrombosis as initial presentation of COVID-19 infection: A case report
William Zachary Webster, Amrit Sraow, Karla Cruz Morel
William Zachary Webster, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29203, United States
Amrit Sraow, Karla Cruz Morel, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Prisma Health, Columbia, SC 29203, United States
Author contributions: Webster WZ wrote the original manuscript with comprehensive review of the literature on the topic; Cruz Morel K edited the initial report and contributed to literature review; Sraow A also contributed to editing the report.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent has been obtained by all authors to publish this manuscript. Additionally, informed consent was obtained from the patient to publish this manuscript with the understanding that all identifying information has been omitted.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest by any other the authors of this manuscript including Drs. William Webster, Amrit Sraow, and Karla Cruz-Morel.
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Corresponding author: William Zachary Webster, MD, Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, 5 Richland Medical Park Dr., Columbia, SC 29203, United States. wwebster@vcom.edu
Received: July 7, 2020
Peer-review started: July 9, 2020
First decision: July 21, 2020
Revised: August 2, 2020
Accepted: September 1, 2020
Article in press: September 1, 2020
Published online: September 18, 2020
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Aortic thrombosis preceding respiratory symptoms should raise suspicion for testing for coronavirus disease 2019 in patients with unusual thrombosis presentation.