Bowel necrosis in patient with severe case of COVID-19: a case report.
BMC Surg
; 21(1): 97, 2021 Feb 22.
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en Inglés
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1094031
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.Palabras clave
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Colección:
Bases de datos internacionales
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
COVID-19
/
Enfermedades Intestinales
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
/
Estudio pronóstico
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
Límite:
Anciano
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
BMC Surg
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
S12893-021-01104-7
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