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Cureus
. 2020 Sep 14;12(9):e10447.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.10447.
Spontaneous Intraparenchymal Hepatic Hemorrhage as a Sequela of COVID-19
Saravgunjit Singh Daid[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Adderly D Toribio[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Seetha Lakshmanan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ayad Sadda[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alan Epstein[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been presenting with varying signs and symptoms. The medical community is being updated with new knowledge about this disease daily. We present a case of intrahepatic hemorrhage in a patient diagnosed with C0VID-19 which we believe was caused by endothelialitis, which is a characteristic feature of COVID-19. Nevertheless, further continued studies are required to validate this point. We aim to educate the medical community about the possible complications by COVID-19 in the liver and highlight that N-acetylcysteine (NAC) may be a useful option in these cases.
Keywords: covid 19; intraparenchymal liver hemorrhage.
. 2020 Sep 14;12(9):e10447.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.10447.
Spontaneous Intraparenchymal Hepatic Hemorrhage as a Sequela of COVID-19
Saravgunjit Singh Daid[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Adderly D Toribio[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Seetha Lakshmanan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ayad Sadda[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alan Epstein[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33072456
- PMCID: PMC7557520
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.10447
Abstract
Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been presenting with varying signs and symptoms. The medical community is being updated with new knowledge about this disease daily. We present a case of intrahepatic hemorrhage in a patient diagnosed with C0VID-19 which we believe was caused by endothelialitis, which is a characteristic feature of COVID-19. Nevertheless, further continued studies are required to validate this point. We aim to educate the medical community about the possible complications by COVID-19 in the liver and highlight that N-acetylcysteine (NAC) may be a useful option in these cases.
Keywords: covid 19; intraparenchymal liver hemorrhage.