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The Spleen as an Extrapulmonary Target of COVID-19.‎

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Infectious diseases

Abstract

The spleen has been recently reported as one of the unusual extrapulmonary organs that can be affected by COVID-19. Different splenic lesions were described in COVID-19 patients. Herein, we summarize a few recent reports that have described splenic lesions in association with COVID-19. Splenic infarction was reported frequently, ruptured spleen and splenic abscess were also reported. Splenic involvement in COVID -19 can be caused through direct virus damage of the spleen and/or COVID-19 induced microvascular thrombosis and vasculitis.The hypercoagulable state induced by COVID-19 virus lead to splenic artery or vein thrombosis and splenic infarction development due to splenic hypoperfusion. The spleen may be an extrapulmonary target of COVID-19 virus and abdominal pain is alarming in COVID-19 infection, it may indicate a serious condition. Computed tomography (CT) abdomen is helpful in diagnosis of splenic complications secondary to COVID-19. Early diagnosis and intervention is life saving in most of these patients. Emergency surgical laparotomy and splenectomy is life-saving in these cases.

DOI

10.21608/aeji.2021.60611.1133

Keywords

COVID-19, spleen, extrapulmonary

Authors

First Name

Wesam

Last Name

Hassan

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Affiliation

Assiut Center for Viral Hepatitis Management, Ministry of Health, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

mahranwesam17@gmail.com

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First Name

Haidi

Last Name

Ramadan

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Affiliation

Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology Department, Assiut University, Assiut,Egypt.

Email

haidikaram@aun.edu.eg

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0000- 0003-0627-3985

First Name

Ghada

Last Name

Omran

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Affiliation

Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut , Egypt.

Email

ghada_ali@hotmail.com

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Volume

11

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

22124

Issue Date

2021-03-01

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2021-01-31

Publish Date

2021-03-01

Page Start

96

Page End

99

Print ISSN

2090-7613

Online ISSN

2090-7184

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/article_152936.html

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13

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Letter to the editor

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621

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/

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Created At

22 Jan 2023