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  • Patients on dialysis may have an elevated risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its complications due to their high prevalence of comorbidities. Here we describe the case of an 80-year-old male undergoing peritoneal dialysis with a moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection who developed a purpuric dermatitis and ischemic stroke after successful recovery from his bilateral pneumonia. Erythemato-papular lesions affecting trunk and lower limbs appeared 17 days after the onset of SARS-CoV-2 symptoms. These kind of lesions are an infrequent cutaneous manifestation of COVID-19. The pathology revealed a moderate purpuric dermatitis affecting superficial dermis and corticoesteroids were prescribed achieving complete resolution. Arterial thrombosis affecting cerebellar vermis emerged 30 days after the onset of COVID-19 symptoms. It occurred 5 days after withdrawal of antithrombotic prophylaxis that the patient received from his admission until 2 weeks after discharge. He completely recovered from his paresis and continued on his regular antiaggregation therapy. This is the first case report published of a patient with PD with such COVID-19-related complications. More experience is needed to determine the appropriate length of antithrombotic prophylaxis especially in high-risk individuals.
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  • CEN_case_reports
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  • WHO
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  • Ischemic stroke and purpuric dermatitis as COVID-19-related complications in a peritoneal dialysis patient
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  • #932659
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  • 2020

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