Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hematoma in COVID-19 Severe Pneumonia–Dual-phase Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiogram and Role of Radiologist

oleh: Vikash Kumar Gupta, Buthaina Mohammad Alkandari, Wasif Mohammed, Mohsen Ahmed Abdelmohsen, Mohammad Gaber Abdullah Mohammad

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2022-04-01

Deskripsi

Studies available in the literature have shown alterations in blood coagulation tests in severe cases of COVID-19 pneumonia, with a significant risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Since microvascular thrombosis is a well-known fact in COVID-19 disease, requiring therapeutic anticoagulation, low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in prophylactic dose is a part of the clinical management of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In this scenario, we describe three cases of abdominal spontaneous retroperitoneal hematoma (SRH) in hospitalized reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-confirmed COVID-19 patients.