TY - JOUR AU - Rahul Baviskar, AU - K Rajeshwar Reddy, PY - 2021/09/15 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A Leech Application in Post Covid Thrombosed Hemorrhoids with Increased D'dimer Level - Case Study JF - Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences JA - J Ayurveda Integr Med Sci VL - 6 IS - 4 SE - Case Report DO - 10.21760/jaims.v6i4.1380 UR - https://jaims.in/jaims/article/view/1380 SP - 368 - 371 AB - One of the main risks associated with infection by the novel corona virus (COVID-19) are thrombotic or circulatory complications. The coagulopathy with COVID-19 is a result of the Systemic inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 infection, this systemic inflammatory response to the Covid 19 Virus, there is injury to the vascular endothelial lining. Vertical veins e.g., hemorrhoidal veins   are more prone for this type of injury resulting in thrombosis in hemorrhoidal veins. Leech saliva acts at both the site anti-inflammatory enzymes in the saliva of leech prevents further vascular injuries on the other hand it also thrombolyse blood clots within the vessels and thus helps to reduce the D’Dimer levels also. Series of few patients of post covid thrombosis (thrombosed hemorrhoids) were subjected to leech application which gave encouraging results. It showed remarkable decrease in D’dimer and thrombosis also. ER -