Acute portal vein thrombosis with COVID-19 and cirrhosis

IDCases. 2021:24:e01094. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01094. Epub 2021 Mar 27.

Authors

Yusuke Miyazato¹, Masahiro Ishikane¹, Makoto Inada¹, Norio Ohmagari¹

Affiliation

¹ Disease Control and Prevention Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract

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COVID-19 patients have been reported to develop thrombotic complications.
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Portal vein thrombosis is known to be associated with COVID-19.
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Anticoagulation in patients with a risk of bleeding needs to be carefully considered.

Keywords: Anticoagulation; COVID-19; Portal vein thrombosis; SARS-CoV-2.