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Case Reports
. 2021 Jan 28;13(1):e12953.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.12953.

COVID-19-Induced Mesenteric Thrombosis

Muhammad Hanif  1 , Zeeshan Ahmad  2 , Abdul Wali Khan  3   4 , Sidra Naz  5 , Fnu Sundas  6
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Case Reports

COVID-19-Induced Mesenteric Thrombosis

Muhammad Hanif et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as diarrhea (most common among gastrointestinal symptoms), nausea/vomiting, anorexia, abdominal pain, abnormal liver enzymes, and pancreatitis, are being increasingly recognized in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Moreover, COVID-19 has also been implicated in coagulopathy, especially in patients with severe disease. Here, we report a case of acute intestinal ischemia secondary to superior mesenteric thrombosis in a young female patient with mild COVID-19.

Keywords: covid-19; mesenteric thrombosis; sars-cov-2; thrombophilia screen.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. No significant finding on abdominal X-ray
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Figure 2. Ultrasound abdomen shows fluid levels (red arrow)
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