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Spontaneous hyphema in the setting of COVID-19 pneumonia

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101447
Abstract

Purpose

To report a challenging case of spontaneous hyphema in the setting of prone positioning for COVID-19 pneumonia.

Observations

A previously healthy patient was concomitantly diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) and COVID-19 infection. During his hospitalization he required intubation and prone positioning. Following change from prone to supine positioning, he was noted to have developed a large unilateral spontaneous hyphema.

Conclusions and importance

We present a challenging case of spontaneous hyphema due to a hematologic malignancy in the setting of prone positioning for COVID-19 pneumonia.

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