Breast necrosis in a patient with COVID-19

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly contagious and pathogenic coronavirus that was detected in late 2019. systemic disease that affects the entire body and is associated with various complications. Endothelial inflammation due to coronavirus disease (Covid-19) can affect the entire vascular system leading to thrombosis and vasculitis. A seventy -eight -year -old woman was admitted with complaints of sudden pain color change in the right breast, suggestive of breast necrosis, in the first week of Covid infection. The necrosis did not regress, and simple mastectomy performed. Herein, we present a case of unilateral breast necrosis that developed in a patient with Covid-19, which we have treated. In a disease like COVID-19 that affects all systems, a complete evaluation should be done, including the breasts.