Portal Vein Thrombosis and Pyogenic Liver Abscess With Concomitant

Authors

Trad George, HCA HealthcareFollow
Nazanin Sheikhan, HCA HealthcareFollow
Andrew Nguyen, HCA HealthcareFollow
Jordan Valenta, HCA HealthcareFollow
Homayon Iraninezhad

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