Special Issue. (Special Issue.)

ABSTRACT

This special issue contains five articles which highlight the effects that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can have on the gastrointestinal tract and liver. One article illustrates how COVID-19 can affect pediatric gastrointestinal patients who have additional chronic disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease as well as patients who have undergone a liver transplant. Various disease symptoms and presentation of eosinophilic esophagitis, acute pancreatitis and constipation as well as review of the diagnostic criteria are also covered. Lastly, a review of the intestinal microbiome, including various probiotics and dietary interventions that have changed the way we think about this ever-expanding field.