Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis in a Young Patient With COVID-19 Infection

Ali Rahman; Sura Alqaisi; Chad W Downing; Daniele J Kenny; William LiPera

doi:10.7759/cureus.24145

Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis in a Young Patient With COVID-19 Infection

Cureus. 2022 Apr 14;14(4):e24145. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24145. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Authors

Ali Rahman¹, Sura Alqaisi¹, Chad W Downing², Daniele J Kenny³, William LiPera⁴

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Northwell Health at Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, USA.
² Radiology, Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, USA.
³ Family Medicine, Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson, USA.
⁴ Hematology/Oncology, Stony Brook University Hospital, Port Jefferson, USA.

Abstract

Inferior vena cava thrombosis (IVCT) is a potentially fatal condition that may rarely occur in young patients with COVID-19 infection. This report describes a young adult female with a recent COVID 19 infection who presented with fever, bilateral flank pain, elevated inflammatory markers, and evidence of thrombosis in the inferior vena cava (IVC) on computed tomography (CT). The patient required treatment with anticoagulation therapy and catheter-directed thrombolysis, IVC filter placement, and mechanical suction-assist thrombectomy.

Keywords: corona virus disease; inferior vena cava thrombosis; ivc filter; ivc thrombectomy; venous thromboembolism (vte).

Publication types

Case Reports