Superior Mesenteric artery thrombosis as a possible presenting complication of COVID-19

• Main Authors: Mohammed Talaat Rashid, Waleed Askar, Ahmed Gaafar, Mohamed Fawzy, Mahmoud Abul makarem
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Society of TURAZ AKADEMI 2020-12-01
• Series: Medicine Science
• Subjects: covid-19; superior mesenteric artery thrombosis; acute abdomen; hypercoagulability
• Online Access: http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=105941

COVID19 is the designated name given by the WHO for the corona virus disease caused by the virus SARS-COV-2 that was initially identified in the late 2019 and progressed to be a world pandemic.Patients with COVID-19 may have a wide range of coagulation abnormalities (in the direction of an underlying hypercoagulable state), raising questions about appropriate evaluations and interventions to prevent or treat thrombosis. Hypercoagulable state associated with COVID-19 has been repeatedly reported. The prevalence of venous thromboembolism is increasing, especially in the critically ill patient in spite of prophylactic use of anticoagulation. [1-3]. Arterial thrombosis has also been reported but the prevalence is not known. [3]. In this case report, we present a 37 years old man who suffered an acute abdomen due to superior mesenteric artery thrombosis as a possible complication of the COVID-19. [Med-Science 2020; 9(4.000): 1097-9]