Isquemia mesentérica aguda asociada a Covid-19: serie de casos

RESUMEN

Introducción: Los pacientes con Covid-19 pueden presentar complicaciones serias como: tromboembolia pulmonar y la isquemia mesentérica aguda (IMA). Estos eventos trombóticos son más frecuentes en el contexto de la pandemia debido al estado de hiperinflamación e hipercoagulabilidad transitoria con la que cursan los pacientes. Reporte de casos: Se describe de casos de Covid-19 que cursaron con IMA en el norte de Perú. Son dos pacientes hombres de 48 y 67 años, con una evolución subaguda cursaban con síntomas respiratorios sin embargo en días posteriores sus cuadros empeoraron cursando con dolor abdominal, niveles elevados de dímero D y alteraciones de la coagulación. Ambos presentaron IMA sin embargo, no se sospechó de dicho diagnóstico sino hasta ser intervenidos quirúrgicamente. Pese a que el segundo paciente uso enoxaparina y se le intervino dentro de las 24horas su desenlace fue fatal. Conclusión: Ante un paciente con Covid-19 y síntomas gastrointestinales atípicos, se debe considerar esta enfermedad en el diagnóstico. Es importante saber reconocerlo tempranamente

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Patients with Covid-19 may present most serious complications, pulmonary thromboembolism and acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) have been described. These thrombotic events are now more common in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, because patients have to state of hyperinflammation and transient hypercoagulability. Case of Report: AMI manifestation are abdominal pain and other atypical gastrointestinal symptoms. Patients with severe and critical symptoms of Covid-19, have elevated levels of D-dimer and coagulation disorders. The paper described a fatal outcome of to two patients of Covid-19 that presented with mesenteric ischemia. The objective of this report is to emphasize the importance of early recognition of this complication, which has high mortality rates. The first series of Covid-19 cases that attended IMA in northern Peru is described. Two male patients, 48 and 67 years old, with a subacute course presented respiratory symptoms. However in subsequent days, their symptoms worsened presenting, with abdominal pain, high levels of D-dimer, and coagulation disorders. Both presented AMI, however, this diagnosis was not suspected until they were operated. Conclusion: The patients with Covid-19 who present atypical gastrointestinal symptoms, this disease should be considered in the diagnosis. It is important to know how to recognize it early