Spontaneous rupture of spleen in a patient with COVID-19 disease: case report and review of the literature.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Trabulsi, Nora H; Alshammakh, Sonds S; Shabkah, Alaa A; Aladawi, Mohannad; Farsi, Ali H
- Source
- Journal of Surgical Case Reports. Apr2022, Vol. 2022 Issue 4, p1-3. 3p.
- Subject
- *SPLENIC rupture
*COVID-19
*COVID-19 pandemic
*REPORTING of diseases
*VENOUS thrombosis
*LITERATURE reviews
- Language
- ISSN
- 2042-8812
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with multisystemic complications and thrombotic events including pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis. Splenic rupture has been recently reported as a complication in patients with COVID-19, however, the number of cases is limited and the mechanism is still not clearly understood. We present a case of spontaneous splenic rupture secondary to COVID-19 disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]