Portal Vein Thrombosis and Pyogenic Liver Abscess With Concomitant
Division
Far West
Hospital
MountainView Hospital
Document Type
Case Report
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Keywords
Bacteremia, Bacteroides, COVID-19, Humans, Liver Abscess, Pyogenic, Male, Middle Aged, Portal Vein, Venous Thrombosis
Disciplines
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Internal Medicine | Virus Diseases
Abstract
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can present with a wide variety of clinical manifestations, including a hypercoagulable state leading to both arterial and venous thrombosis. Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) in the setting of COVID-19 has rarely been reported in the medical literature. Pylephlebitis with concomitant liver abscess is a rare complication of intra-abdominal infection. Here, we present the case of a 49-year-old man who initially presented with intermittent fevers and generalized weakness of 1-month duration and was subsequently found to have COVID-19 infection, PVT, and
Publisher or Conference
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Recommended Citation
Trad G, Sheikhan N, Nguyen A, Valenta J, Iraninezhad H. Portal Vein Thrombosis and Pyogenic Liver Abscess With Concomitant Bacteroides Bacteremia in a Patient With COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Brief Review. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2022;10:23247096221084513. doi:10.1177/23247096221084513