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Korean J Gastroenterol
. 2020 Sep 25;76(3):164-166.
doi: 10.4166/kjg.2020.76.3.164.
Acute Intestinal Ischemia in a Patient with COVID-19 Infection
Balraj Singh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ashesha Mechineni[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Parminder Kaur[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Nora Ajdir[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Michael Maroules[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fayez Shamoon[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mahesh Bikkina[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
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Abstract
The World Health Organization has declared novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global public health emergency. Although respiratory symptoms predominate in COVID-19, thrombosis can occur in patients with COVID-19. This paper reports a case of an 82-year-old female with a prior medical history of hypertension, diabetes presenting with fever and cough, and was diagnosed with COVID-19. The patient subsequently developed progressively worsening of abdominal distention, tenderness, and underwent emergent laparotomy. She was found to have a gangrenous colon. This case adds to the limited literature regarding the extrapulmonary complications of COVID-19.
Keywords: Arterial thrombosis; COVID-19; Ischemic colitis; Mesenteric ischemia; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
. 2020 Sep 25;76(3):164-166.
doi: 10.4166/kjg.2020.76.3.164.
Acute Intestinal Ischemia in a Patient with COVID-19 Infection
Balraj Singh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ashesha Mechineni[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Parminder Kaur[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Nora Ajdir[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Michael Maroules[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Fayez Shamoon[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mahesh Bikkina[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32969365
- DOI: 10.4166/kjg.2020.76.3.164
Abstract
The World Health Organization has declared novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global public health emergency. Although respiratory symptoms predominate in COVID-19, thrombosis can occur in patients with COVID-19. This paper reports a case of an 82-year-old female with a prior medical history of hypertension, diabetes presenting with fever and cough, and was diagnosed with COVID-19. The patient subsequently developed progressively worsening of abdominal distention, tenderness, and underwent emergent laparotomy. She was found to have a gangrenous colon. This case adds to the limited literature regarding the extrapulmonary complications of COVID-19.
Keywords: Arterial thrombosis; COVID-19; Ischemic colitis; Mesenteric ischemia; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.