Cureus . Neutropenic Enterocolitis and Rapid Spontaneous Resolution of Portal Venous Gas: A Non-Respiratory Manifestation of COVID-19

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Cureus


. 2020 Jul 28;12(7):e9445.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9445.
Neutropenic Enterocolitis and Rapid Spontaneous Resolution of Portal Venous Gas: A Non-Respiratory Manifestation of COVID-19


Mahin Rehman ¹ , Amlish Gondal ¹ , Salman Khan ² , Najeeb U Rehman ³ , Jaime Molina ⁴



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• PMID: 32742892
• PMCID: PMC7389872
• DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9445

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting millions across the globe. The population of immunosuppressed individuals are at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality. Data on COVID-19 induced illness in the immunocompromised host are sparse. We aim to highlight the possibility of atypical and non-respiratory presentations of COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2) in immunosuppressed individuals as our case reveals a rare COVID-19 associated GI presentation of neutropenic enterocolitis with bloody diarrhea.

Keywords: chemotherapy; covid-19; covid-19 pandemic; enterocolitis; gastroenterology; immunocompromised; immunosuppression; infectious disease; neutropenic enterocolitis; sars-cov-2.