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    Vasculitis and aortitis: Covid-19 challenging complications

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    Some pathophysiologic observations about thrombosis in small/medium sized arteries in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) are of interest in study from Bellostaetal

    Secondary lymphatic insufficiency in chronic varicose veins

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    The interesting research of Sukiro et al. 1 offers an important contribution to understand the leg edema secondary to chronic venous stasis from varicose veins. Inside the pathophysiology of this complication, we recognize as relevant also the dysfunction of the lymphatic microcirculation

    Haemoperitoneum secondary to avulsed short gastric arteries after vomiting

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    : We present the case of a rare and serious complication of vomiting. A 25-year-old man presented to the emergency room with acute abdomen secondary to haemoperitoneum. There was no evidence or history of trauma in the previous 30 days. The only antecedent was a history of violent vomiting in the afternoon. Laparoscopy showed a massive haemoperitoneum secondary to avulsed short gastric arteries
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