Acute hepatitis with portal and mesenteric vein thrombosis revealing SARS-CoV-2 infection: Case report and literature review.

Authors :: Harouachi A
Bouhout T
Hadj Kacem H
Serji B
Berkhli H
Madani H
El Harroudi T
Source :: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) [Ann Med Surg (Lond)] 2022 May; Vol. 77, pp. 103706. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 02.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a single-stranded RNA virus identified for the first time in Wuhan, China, and it unfurls quickly worldwide. The corona virus 2019 is a systemic disease which develops a prothrombotic environment, and has an extensive spectrum of clinical presentations in the gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary systems. Ischemic hepatitis (hypoxic hepatitis) is one potential mechanism behind lessened perfusion of the liver. The portal and mesenteric vein thrombosis are extremely rare complications and unusual main manifestations of COVID-19. We report the case of a patient presented acute hepatitis with portal and mesenteric vein thrombosis revealing a SARS-CoV-2 infection. In addition, we discuss the most characteristic elements of the Impact of COVID-19 on liver Injury, and the mechanisms of this damage and the formation of thrombus in portal and mesenteric vein.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.<br /> (© 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of IJS Publishing Group Ltd.)

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