Superior Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis in a Patient with COVID-19: A Unique Presentation


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Ucpinar B. A., ŞAHİN C.

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, cilt.30, sa.2, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

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Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) characteristics and clinical spectrum are currently evolving with the collaboration of clinicians.Arterial thromboembolic events due to COVID-19 are extremely rare; and all reported cases so far were of ischemic strokes and pulmonary embolism. In this case report,we present a case of superior mesenteric artery (SMA) thrombosis in a patient of COVID-19 pneumonia. To our knowledge, this is the first case that demonstrates acute mesenteric ischemia in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia.