Acute Intestinal Ischemia in a Patient with COVID-19 Infection.

Singh, Balraj; Mechineni, Ashesha; Kaur, Parminder; Ajdir, Nora; Maroules, Michael; Shamoon, Fayez; Bikkina, Mahesh

Singh, Balraj; Mechineni, Ashesha; Kaur, Parminder; Ajdir, Nora; Maroules, Michael; Shamoon, Fayez; Bikkina, Mahesh.

Singh B; Department of Hematology & Oncology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Mechineni A; Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Kaur P; Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Ajdir N; Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Maroules M; Department of Hematology & Oncology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Shamoon F; Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
Bikkina M; Department of Cardiology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.

Korean J Gastroenterol ; 76(3): 164-166, 2020 09 25.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-793520

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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.

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Colitis/diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Venous Thrombosis/diagnosis; Abdomen/diagnostic imaging; Abdomen/surgery; Acute Disease; Aged, 80 and over; Anticoagulants/therapeutic use; Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification; COVID-19; Colitis/pathology; Coronavirus Infections/complications; Coronavirus Infections/virology; Female; Heparin/therapeutic use; Humans; Laparotomy; Necrosis; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral/complications; Pneumonia, Viral/virology; SARS-CoV-2; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Venous Thrombosis/complications; Venous Thrombosis/drug therapy

Keywords

Arterial thrombosis; COVID-19; Ischemic colitis; Mesenteric ischemia; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Colitis / Coronavirus Infections / Venous Thrombosis Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Korean J Gastroenterol Journal subject: Gastroenterology Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Kjg.2020.76.3.164

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