Acute portal vein thrombosis secondary to COVID-19: a case report

Acute portal vein thrombosis secondary to COVID-19: a case report

Abstract Background COVID-19 pneumonia exhibits several extra-pulmonary complications. Case presentation A 23-year old, asthmatic male with coronavirus pneumonia developed with generalized, acute abdominal pain. Further evaluations revealed a mild ascites and portal vein thrombosis although the pati...

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Main Authors: Roham Borazjani, Seyed Reza Seraj, Mohammad Javad Fallahi, Zhila Rahmanian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
COVID-19
Pneumonia
Portal vein
Thrombosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01518-2
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Summary:Abstract Background COVID-19 pneumonia exhibits several extra-pulmonary complications. Case presentation A 23-year old, asthmatic male with coronavirus pneumonia developed with generalized, acute abdominal pain. Further evaluations revealed a mild ascites and portal vein thrombosis although the patient received proper anticoagulation therapy. Routine lab data regarding the secondary causes of portal vein thrombosis were normal. Conclusion We speculated that the underlying cause of portal vein thrombosis in our case was coronaviruses. Therefore, clinicians should always consider thrombosis and other hypercoagulable diseases in patients with COVID-19.
ISSN:1471-230X

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