| Autor: |
Gandhi, Jignesh, Awasthi, Alpana Arunkumar, Banker, Amay |
| Zdroj: |
BMJ Case Reports; Nov2023, Vol. 16 Issue 11, p1-5, 5p |
| Abstrakt: |
A woman in her 80s who presented with sudden abdominal pain and bloody stool associated with fever, dry cough and malaise, was found to be COVID-19 RT-PCR positive with fulminating necrotising amoebic colitis. She underwent right extended hemicolectomy with ileostomy and survived despite an unpredictable post-operative course, the need for aggressive intensive care and other major risk factors, and was discharged home after the twentieth day of her presentation. This case summarises the survival of a geriatric patient diagnosed with two lethal complications - amoebic colitis and COVID-19 respiratory infection with the aid of prompt surgical intervention and appropriate critical care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
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