A Case of COVID Cholangiopathy and Literature Review.
WMJ
; 122(5): 372-376, 2023 Dec.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38180927
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
With cholangiopathy, the bile ducts become inflamed and have a "beads on string appearance" with elevated bilirubin. It is typically associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis but is now being reported as a post-COVID complication. CASE PRESENTATION A 65-year-old White male presented with resolved respiratory failure from COVID-19 pneumonia, jaundice, and likely subacute kidney injury. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 cholangiopathy due to clinical picture and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography imaging. Unfortunately, due to a massive refractory gastrointestinal bleed, he was transitioned to hospice care.DISCUSSION:
COVID-19 has been shown to have both short- and long-term effects on multiple organ systems. Cholangiopathy is a rare complication of COVID-19. Most of these cases result in severe liver failure and require liver transplant, similar to primary sclerosing cholangitis.CONCLUSIONS:
We report this case to increase awareness among clinicians to consider COVID-19 cholangiopathy in patients with unexplained jaundice and a history of severe COVID-19 infection.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cholangitis, Sclerosing
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COVID-19
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Jaundice
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
WMJ
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United States