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Cureus
. 2020 Jul 28;12(7):e9445.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9445.
Neutropenic Enterocolitis and Rapid Spontaneous Resolution of Portal Venous Gas: A Non-Respiratory Manifestation of COVID-19
Mahin Rehman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amlish Gondal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Salman Khan[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Najeeb U Rehman[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jaime Molina[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting millions across the globe. The population of immunosuppressed individuals are at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality. Data on COVID-19 induced illness in the immunocompromised host are sparse. We aim to highlight the possibility of atypical and non-respiratory presentations of COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2) in immunosuppressed individuals as our case reveals a rare COVID-19 associated GI presentation of neutropenic enterocolitis with bloody diarrhea.
Keywords: chemotherapy; covid-19; covid-19 pandemic; enterocolitis; gastroenterology; immunocompromised; immunosuppression; infectious disease; neutropenic enterocolitis; sars-cov-2.
. 2020 Jul 28;12(7):e9445.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9445.
Neutropenic Enterocolitis and Rapid Spontaneous Resolution of Portal Venous Gas: A Non-Respiratory Manifestation of COVID-19
Mahin Rehman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amlish Gondal[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Salman Khan[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Najeeb U Rehman[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jaime Molina[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32742892
- PMCID: PMC7389872
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9445
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting millions across the globe. The population of immunosuppressed individuals are at greatest risk of morbidity and mortality. Data on COVID-19 induced illness in the immunocompromised host are sparse. We aim to highlight the possibility of atypical and non-respiratory presentations of COVID-19 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2) in immunosuppressed individuals as our case reveals a rare COVID-19 associated GI presentation of neutropenic enterocolitis with bloody diarrhea.
Keywords: chemotherapy; covid-19; covid-19 pandemic; enterocolitis; gastroenterology; immunocompromised; immunosuppression; infectious disease; neutropenic enterocolitis; sars-cov-2.