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- Roham Borazjani, Seyed Reza Seraj, Mohammad Javad Fallahi, and Zhila Rahmanian.
- Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
- Bmc Gastroenterol. 2020 Nov 19; 20 (1): 386.
BackgroundCOVID-19 pneumonia exhibits several extra-pulmonary complications.Case PresentationA 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.ConclusionWe 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.
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