Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus that has caused a pandemic across the world in the years 2019 - 2020 with over 100 countries reporting high infection rates. The virus is unique in the wide spectrum of disease manifestations it can cause; one of the worst of which is the hypercoagulable state induced by severe infection. This case report focuses on a 33-year-old Hispanic male who developed severe acute respiratory syndrome requiring management with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and developed deep venous thromboses during severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia.
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