Characteristics of purulonecrotic lesions in COVID-19 patients

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed not only our social life, but also the course of many diseases, including purulent-inflammatory diseases of the lower extremities. The aim of the paper is to assess the influence of COVID-19 on purulonecrotic lesions of the lower extremities. Materials and Methods. We analyzed the results of treatment of 65 patients with purulonecrotic lesions of the lower extremities. All the patients were divided into 2 groups: Group 1 - 32 Non-COVID-19 patients, Group 2 - 33 COVID-19 patients. We studied laboratory blood parameters, hemostatic systems, performed lungs computed tomography (CT), and color-coded duplex scanning (CDS) of veins. Results. COVID-19 is more likely to affect patients aged 60-69 (51.5 %) and females (66.7 %). In Group 2 the level of leukocytes was higher than in Group 1 (11.2*109 and 13.9 109, respectively, p