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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2021 Mar 29;13(3):e14174.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.14174.
A Rare Case of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in the Setting of COVID-19 Infection
Neeharika Krothapalli[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jason Jacob[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
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.
Keywords: acute mesenteric ischemia; covid-19; gastrointestinal manifestations.
. 2021 Mar 29;13(3):e14174.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.14174.
A Rare Case of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in the Setting of COVID-19 Infection
Neeharika Krothapalli[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jason Jacob[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33936885
- PMCID: PMC8080990
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14174
Abstract
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.
Keywords: acute mesenteric ischemia; covid-19; gastrointestinal manifestations.