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Cureus
. 2020 Jul 9;12(7):e9096.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9096.
COVID-19 Presenting as Banti's Syndrome
Zohra R Malik[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zareen Razaq[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Melody Siff[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Saher Sheikh[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
COVID causing Banti's syndrome has not been reported in literature yet. Banti's syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by splenomegaly, ascites, and portal hypertension without coexisting cirrhosis of the liver. Here we report a case of a 32-year-old man who presented with hematemesis, and further workup revealed that the patient had bleeding varices, ascites, and splenomegaly, thus completing the picture of Banti's syndrome. Although this is a rare disorder, Banti's syndrome must be taken into account in a patient presenting with hematemesis and splenomegaly. The patient had flu-like symptoms for three weeks but did not seek any medical help and eventually presented with Banti's syndrome. His serology was positive for COVID-19. The coronavirus (COVID-19), discovered in 2019, has been creating havoc since it first emerged in China and is now spreading worldwide. Its presentation is somewhat similar to influenza.
Keywords: banti syndrome; covid; hematemesis; non-cirrhosis; portal hypertension; splenomegaly.
. 2020 Jul 9;12(7):e9096.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9096.
COVID-19 Presenting as Banti's Syndrome
Zohra R Malik[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zareen Razaq[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Melody Siff[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Saher Sheikh[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32789044
- PMCID: PMC7417070
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9096
Abstract
COVID causing Banti's syndrome has not been reported in literature yet. Banti's syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by splenomegaly, ascites, and portal hypertension without coexisting cirrhosis of the liver. Here we report a case of a 32-year-old man who presented with hematemesis, and further workup revealed that the patient had bleeding varices, ascites, and splenomegaly, thus completing the picture of Banti's syndrome. Although this is a rare disorder, Banti's syndrome must be taken into account in a patient presenting with hematemesis and splenomegaly. The patient had flu-like symptoms for three weeks but did not seek any medical help and eventually presented with Banti's syndrome. His serology was positive for COVID-19. The coronavirus (COVID-19), discovered in 2019, has been creating havoc since it first emerged in China and is now spreading worldwide. Its presentation is somewhat similar to influenza.
Keywords: banti syndrome; covid; hematemesis; non-cirrhosis; portal hypertension; splenomegaly.