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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation as the First Manifestation of Coronavirus Disease: Report of a Survived Deadly Case

Authors :
Arezoo Esmailzadeh
Kobra Tahermanesh
Nastaran Khodakarim
Meisam Akhlaghdoust
Shima Ghafourian Noroozi
Samaneh Rokhgireh
Abolfazl Mehdizadehkashi
Saeedeh Moslemi
Shahla Chaichian
Source :
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. :1-5
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
DoNotEdit, 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), newly emerging in the world as a pandemic disease, can have rare extrapulmonary manifestations. Few studies have reported coagulation disorders, induced by coronavirus; however, hemorrhage is an extremely rare and life-threatening phenomenon in COVID-19. Case presentation: Herein, we present a 31-year-old woman referring with vaginal bleeding, melena, skin ecchymosis, mucosal bleeding, melena, hematuria, and hypovolemic shock. At our center, she was diagnosed as a case of severe internal hemorrhage due to ovulation site hemorrhage and underwent emergency surgery, complicated by prolonged international normalized ratio, which could be due to the presence of COVID-19 in the patient, detected by spiral computed tomography. Conclusions: This case showed the importance of examining COVID-19 in any patients referring to the hospital during the pandemic as well as paying greater attention to the effect of COVID-19 on coagulation disorders in these patients.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Accession number :
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