Extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis in a pregnant patient with COVID-19: a rare thrombotic event survivor.
BMJ Case Rep
; 14(8)2021 Aug 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1356920
ABSTRACT
A COVID-19 infection predisposes the infected person to thrombotic events. Myocardial infarction, acute limb ischaemia, mesenteric artery thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are all well-documented complications of this infection. Here we describe a pregnant patient who presented with obstructed labour with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection and developed ascites during the postoperative period. Further work-up of the patient revealed portal hypertension due to portal vein thrombosis (PVT). As the patient was healthy before this index pregnancy, a causative link between COVID-19 and PVT cannot be ruled out. Her COVID-19 infection progressed to a moderate disease. She was managed with steroids and appropriate antibiotics for secondary bacterial peritonitis. She was finally discharged after 2.5 months of multidisciplinary treatment. This is a case of a survivor of complications due to pregnancy, COVID-19 and extrahepatic portal vein obstruction.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Thrombosis
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2021-243697
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