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Patients with venous thrombosis of splanchnic circulation represent a group of high risk with significant morbidity and mortality, if treatment is delayed. We present a patient with thrombosis of portal vein and its tributaries combined with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities who was successfully treated with conservative management. This patient case highlights the importance of early empiric anti-inflammatory therapy along with systemic anticoagulation to reduce the intestinal inflammation and enteritis and break the vicious circuit resulting in secondary progressive thrombosis of the splanchnic veins, fluid shifts, and functional ileus.
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Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is a rare but life-threatening infectious disease whose diagnosis and treatment are challenging. CST can result in ocular and neurologic morbidities, as well as fatal systemic complications due to systemic thrombus. Occasionally, these clinical symptoms can be a result of contralateral sinusitis.
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A 21-year-old male with no past medical history presented with a sore throat, cough, and shortness of breath after attending a party days earlier. He was initially treated for community-acquired pneumonia, but subsequently developed a new oxygen requirement. CT imaging of the chest showed multifocal airspace disease, concerning for COVID-19.
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