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Case Reports: Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
Spontaneous large liver haematoma with extensive intraperitoneal bleeding in a patient with COVID-19 infection
  1. Busara Songtanin,
  2. Abbie Evans and
  3. Kenneth Nugent
  1. Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Busara Songtanin; busara.songtanin{at}ttuhsc.edu

Abstract

Thrombotic complications during COVID-19 infections occur frequently, and anticoagulants to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis appear to have a good safety profile in these patients. In addition, haemorrhagic complications during COVID-19 infections have also been reported. Hepatic inflammation can occur in COVID-19 infections as a direct consequence of cellular infection and cytopathy. Spontaneous subcapsular hepatic haematoma is extremely rare and can be life-threatening.

A woman in her 40s presented to the hospital with fever and shortness of breath and was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection with respiratory failure requiring intubation. On day 49 of hospitalisation, she developed melena and acute anaemia; her haemoglobin dropped from 97g/L (9.7g/dL) to 56g/L (5.6g/dL). Abdominal and pelvic CT scans showed a large subcapsular liver haematoma with retroperitoneal extension. The patient received blood transfusions and remained haemodynamically stable. She was eventually extubated and discharged home.

  • COVID-19
  • Medical management
  • Radiology
  • Liver disease

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-249256

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors BS: write the manuscript. AE: write the manuscript. KN: review the manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.