Abstract

*Khalid Baosman MD, Jennifer T. Prime MD and Iza David Zabaneh

ABSTRACT

The Coronavirus (Covid-19) infection has been a global threat over the last 2 years. According to WHO, the Coronavirus Dashboard Tracker at the end of 2021, tracked over 274 million cases of Covid-19 and at least 5.34 million deaths. Despite the aggressive efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible, the cases are still on the rise, especially with the emergence of the new Omicron variant.[1] The Covid -19 infection has been reported to be associated with various venous as well as arterial thromboembolic phenomena.[2,3] This is due to the fact that the infection can trigger hypercoagulable status, due to the release of many inflammatory intermediates that can trigger endotheliitis and increased viscosity. We herein present a case of a 71-year-old gentleman who presented with acute splenic infarct two weeks after being treated in the hospital for COVID- 19 pneumonia.