Acute Intestinal Ischemia in a Patient with COVID-19 Infection
10.4166/kjg.2020.76.3.164
- Author:
Balraj SINGH
1
;
Ashesha MECHINENI
;
Parminder KAUR
;
Nora AJDIR
;
Michael MAROULES
;
Fayez SHAMOON
;
Mahesh BIKKINA
Author Information
1. Departments of Hematology & Oncology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2020;76(3):164-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
-
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.
