COVID-19 GIT affection: an updated review
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
; 24(5), 2022.
Article
in English
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-1912676
ABSTRACT
Background:
Although it was initially believed that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) only attacked the respiratory system, reports over time demonstrated that this disease could attack the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) as well. The predominant presenting symptoms in patients infected with COVID-19 were gastrointestinal, resulting in gastrointestinal (GI) pathological changes. While clinicians' concerns are mostly related to respiratory system manifestations, GI symptoms should be monitored and managed appropriately.Objectives:
This review summarizes the essential information about COVID-19 GIT infection in terms of pathogenesis, major pathological changes, microbiological bases of infection and the possibility of feco-oral transmission, the severity of associated symptoms, the major radiological findings, the impact on GI surgery, the role of therapeutic agents in induction or magnification of GI symptoms, and a pitfall on the nutritional supplementation in COVID-19 patients.
Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Humans [VV210]; Non-drug Therapy and Prophylaxis of Humans [VV710]; Pesticides and Drugs; Control [HH405]; coronavirus disease 2019; digestive system; digestive tract; disease course; disease transmission; drug therapy; human diseases; human faeces; medical treatment; mouth; nutritional intervention; pathogenesis; respiratory system; reviews; supplementary feeding; surgery; surgical operations; symptoms; viral diseases; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; alimentary tract; gastrointestinal system; gastrointestinal tract; disease progression; chemotherapy; human feces; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections
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Language:
English
Journal:
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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