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  • The COVID-19 disease caused by novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 with 5% patients having severe lung injury. Though this disease primarily presents as a lower respiratory tract infection, multiple digestive manifestations have been reported which are often overlooked. The present case report describes the unusual progression of COVID-19 disease from pneumonia to a procoagulant state leading to superior mesenteric artery thrombosis and subsequent gut ischemia necessitating emergency laparotomy. Coagulopathy in COVID-19 is due to an imbalance in the coagulation homeostasis with increase in prothrombin time, fibrinogen, and D-dimers. Early recognition of abdominal symptoms, diagnosis of pathology, and timely surgical intervention may definitely improve outcome. In the management of any patient with COVID-19 disease, we advocate a comprehensive integrated approach with early recognition of digestive symptoms and their timely intervention which should run parallel to the respiratory management.
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?:journal
  • Indian_J_Surg
?:license
  • unk
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?:source
  • WHO
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  • Superior Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis in COVID-19 Pneumonia: an Underestimated Diagnosis-First Case Report in Asia
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?:who_covidence_id
  • #888302
?:year
  • 2020

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