Cureus . COVID-19 Presenting as Banti's Syndrome

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Cureus


. 2020 Jul 9;12(7):e9096.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9096.
COVID-19 Presenting as Banti's Syndrome


Zohra R Malik ¹ , Zareen Razaq ² , Melody Siff ¹ , Saher Sheikh ³



Affiliations

• PMID: 32789044
• PMCID: PMC7417070
• DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9096

Abstract

COVID causing Banti's syndrome has not been reported in literature yet. Banti's syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by splenomegaly, ascites, and portal hypertension without coexisting cirrhosis of the liver. Here we report a case of a 32-year-old man who presented with hematemesis, and further workup revealed that the patient had bleeding varices, ascites, and splenomegaly, thus completing the picture of Banti's syndrome. Although this is a rare disorder, Banti's syndrome must be taken into account in a patient presenting with hematemesis and splenomegaly. The patient had flu-like symptoms for three weeks but did not seek any medical help and eventually presented with Banti's syndrome. His serology was positive for COVID-19. The coronavirus (COVID-19), discovered in 2019, has been creating havoc since it first emerged in China and is now spreading worldwide. Its presentation is somewhat similar to influenza.

Keywords: banti syndrome; covid; hematemesis; non-cirrhosis; portal hypertension; splenomegaly.