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Bowel Necrosis in Patient with Severe Case of COVID-19: A Case Report
EuropePMC; 2020.
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in English
| EuropePMC | ID: ppcovidwho-321824
ABSTRACT
Background:
In patients who are critically ill with COVID-19, multiple extrapulmonary manifestations of the disease have been observed, including gastrointestinal manifestations. Case Presentation We present a case of a 65 year old man with severe COVID-19 pneumonia that developed hypercoagulation and peritonitis. Emergent laparotomy was performed and we found bowel necrosis in two sites.Conclusions:
Although rare, the presentation of COVID-19 with bowel necrosis requires emergency treatments, and it has high mortality rate.
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EuropePMC
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English
Year:
2020
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