Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation as the First Manifestation of Coronavirus Disease: Report of a Survived Deadly Case
Author(s) -
Arezoo Esmailzadeh,
Shahla Chaichian,
Abolfazl Mehdizadehkashi,
Kobra Tahermanesh,
Samaneh Rokhgireh,
Nastaran Khodakarim,
Shima Ghafourian,
Saeedeh Moslemi,
Meisam Akhlaghdoust
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iranian red crescent medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-1812
pISSN - 2074-1804
DOI - 10.32592/ircmj.2020.22.8.142
Subject(s) - medicine , ecchymosis , melena , disseminated intravascular coagulation , coagulation disorder , coagulopathy , kowsar , coagulation , pandemic , disease , surgery , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty)
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.
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