Rare case of COVID-19 presenting as acute abdomen and sepsis
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may present as acute abdomen, although the pathophysiology remains obscure. We report the case of a 45-year-old-man with severe COVID-19 pneumonia with associated pulmonary embolism who presented with acute abdomen. He underwent emergency laparotomy and resection...
Main Authors: | A. Alharthy, A. Balhamar, F. Faqihi, N. Nasim, A. Mohammad Noor, S.A. Alqahtani, Z.A. Memish, D. Karakitsos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-11-01
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Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520301700 |
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