Doctor in hospitalMOSCOW, Jan 16In certain cases, patients with coronavirus infection may develop hematomas. Pavel Trakhtman, a hematologist, said in an interview with Sputnik radio what their appearance signals. COVID-19 often affects blood vessels and leads to increased blood clotting. In order to prevent the formation of blood clots, many patients infected with coronavirus infection are prescribed anticoagulants by doctors, said a hematologist, head of the transfusiology department of the National Medical Research Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology. Dmitry Rogachev of the Ministry of Health of Russia Pavel Trakhtman. «Coronavirus, without any doubt, affects blood clotting, this is well known. It increases clotting. Relatively speaking, the blood becomes thicker, flows worse through the vessels and stagnates in the tissues. Among the drugs used to treat coronavirus , there are anticoagulants that are prescribed according to fairly strict indications,» he said. The effect of anticoagulant therapy, that is, taking blood-thinning drugs, in some cases may be excessive and provoke the appearance of hematomas or bruises on the patient's body, Trachtman noted. If such a symptom appears, a person should immediately consult a doctor to correct his appointments. «Frequent formation of hematomas against the background of coronavirus or against the background of coronavirus treatment is a signal for the doctor to take a closer look at the blood coagulation system and adjust their appointments. You need to take tests and see what's wrong with anticoagulant therapy,» the hematologist explained. Bruises, which cannot be explained by a blow or injury, usually indicate disorders in the circulatory system, not necessarily related to COVID-19, he continued. It is impossible to ignore them in any case. «This is a very formidable sign. Such skin manifestations of clotting disorders can be evidence of a large number of diseases, including dangerous ones. Therefore, if hematomas on the skin appear without any connection with any injury, if a person does not hit, there were no external influences, then this is a reason to quickly turn to a specialist,» Pavel Trakhtman concluded in an interview with Sputnik radio. main differences between «omicron» and other strains of coronavirus
