Rare case of COVID-19 presenting as acute abdomen and sepsis

Rare case of COVID-19 presenting as acute abdomen and sepsis

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may present as acute abdomen, although the pathophysiology remains obscure. We report the case of a 45-year-old-man with severe COVID-19 pneumonia with associated pulmonary embolism who presented with acute abdomen. He underwent emergency laparotomy and resection...

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Main Authors: A. Alharthy, A. Balhamar, F. Faqihi, N. Nasim, A. Mohammad Noor, S.A. Alqahtani, Z.A. Memish, D. Karakitsos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Acute abdomen
COVID-19
extracorporeal blood purification therapies
sepsis
thromboembolic disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520301700

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