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Post COVID-19 sequelae: venous thromboembolism complicated by lower GI bleed

Malini Ashok Kumar, Krishnaswamy Madhavan, Judah Nijas Arul

2021BMJ Case Reports24 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

A 71-year-old man presented to our emergency department with reports of sudden onset breathlessness for 2 days and two episodes of frank blood in stools in the last 24 hours. Prior to these symptoms, the patient gave history of pain in the lower back region, which was present for the last 10 days

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MedicineBleedEmergency departmentCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PediatricsSurgeryInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PsychiatryVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases