COVID-19 Coagulopathy with Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis Complicated by an Ischaemic Bowel

Bingwen Eugene Fan; Cheng Chieh Ray Chang; Clarence Hai Yi Teo; Eng Soo Yap

doi:10.1055/a-1232-7446

COVID-19 Coagulopathy with Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis Complicated by an Ischaemic Bowel

Hamostaseologie. 2020 Dec;40(5):592-593. doi: 10.1055/a-1232-7446. Epub 2020 Sep 7.

Authors

Bingwen Eugene Fan^{1

2

3

4}, Cheng Chieh Ray Chang¹, Clarence Hai Yi Teo^{3

4

5}, Eng Soo Yap^{4

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Haematology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore.
³ Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore.
⁴ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore.
⁵ Department of Pathology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
⁶ Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore.

PMID: 32894875
DOI: 10.1055/a-1232-7446

Abstract

COVID-19 coagulopathy is a hypercoagulable state which predisposes to venous, arterial and small vessel thrombosis. We describe a patient with COVID-19 who developed an acute superior mesenteric vein thrombosis with acute intestinal obstruction despite adequate anticoagulation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Blood Coagulation Disorders / complications*
COVID-19 / complications*
COVID-19 / virology
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction / complications*
Ischemia / complications*
Male
Mesenteric Ischemia / complications*
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification