A Rare Case of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in the Setting of COVID-19 Infection
| Autor: | Neeharika Krothapalli, Jason Jacob |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Necrosis Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Nausea Infectious Disease 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease_cause gastrointestinal manifestations 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acute mesenteric ischemia medicine Internal Medicine Respiratory system Coronavirus business.industry General Engineering Gastroenterology Diarrhea covid-19 medicine.symptom Complication business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery acute mesenteric ischemia |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is well known for causing respiratory and other extrapulmonary manifestations. Patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may demonstrate atypical presentations with gastrointestinal symptoms. Clinicians managing these patients should reserve a high index of suspicion for the rare complication of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). It is a challenging diagnosis that is often missed when presenting symptoms are subtle and nonspecific like nausea, emesis, or diarrhea. Outcomes are typically catastrophic and fatal as bowel ischemia progresses to necrosis but may be averted with timely diagnostic and therapeutic methods to swiftly restore blood flow. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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