Femoral Neuropathy Associated with Prophylactic Anticoagulation in a Patient with Severe COVID-19: A Case Report

Ana Almeida Pereira; Mariana Martins; Vítor Brás Silva; Marta Amaral Silva; Ana Catarina Miguéns

doi:10.20344/amp.19150

Femoral Neuropathy Associated with Prophylactic Anticoagulation in a Patient with Severe COVID-19: A Case Report

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Ana Almeida Pereira Unidade Funcional Músculo-esquelética. Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Central. Lisboa. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3979-8537
Mariana Martins Unidade Funcional Músculo-esquelética. Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Central. Lisboa.
Vítor Brás Silva Unidade Funcional Músculo-esquelética. Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Central. Lisboa.
Marta Amaral Silva Unidade Funcional Músculo-esquelética. Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Central. Lisboa.
Ana Catarina Miguéns Unidade Funcional Músculo-esquelética. Serviço de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Lisboa Central. Lisboa.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.19150

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Anticoagulants/adverse effects, COVID-19/complications, Femoral Neuropathy/chemically induced

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Tosun A, İnal E, Keleş I, Tulmaç M, Tosun Ö, Aydın G, et al. Conservative treatment of femoral neuropathy following retroperitoneal hemorrhage: a case report and review of literature. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis. 2014;25:769-72. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/MBC.0000000000000110

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2023-01-26

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Almeida Pereira A, Martins M, Brás Silva V, Amaral Silva M, Miguéns AC. Femoral Neuropathy Associated with Prophylactic Anticoagulation in a Patient with Severe COVID-19: A Case Report. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2023 Jan. 26 [cited 2024 Apr. 16];36(3):218-9. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/19150

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Vol. 36 No. 3 (2023): March

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