Abstract
While primarily a respiratory illness, infection with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
is associated with pathologic changes in normal coagulation, characterized by both
thromboembolic and bleeding events. We present the case of a 22-year-old female diagnosed
with renal angiomyolipoma (AML) rupture 2 weeks after COVID-19 infection, ultimately
requiring admission for hemorrhage control via endovascular embolization. Emergency
medicine physicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for renal AML rupture
and other spontaneous bleeding events in patients with recent COVID-19 infection due
to a possible correlation between the two.
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Article Info
Publication History
Accepted:
February 6,
2021
Received in revised form:
January 28,
2021
Received:
January 10,
2021
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofIdentification
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Published by Elsevier Inc.
