Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a novel strain of coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which was first discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The virus has quickly spread around the globe and has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. Although in COVID-19 respiratory symptoms predominate, there is a relevant body of evidence that initial symptoms and complications of COVID-19 are not limited to the pulmonary system, but can involve also the gastrointestinal tract. We report a case that presented with ischemic colitis in the setting of PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Highlights
We report a case that presented with ischemic colitis in the setting of PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection
COVID-19 has a wide range of clinical presentations, with symptoms ranging from asymptomatic to rapid multiple organ dysfunction syndromes, and has a high mortality
In COVID-19 respiratory symptoms predominate, there is a relevant body of evidence that initial symptoms of COVID-19 are not limited to the pulmonary system
Summary
We report a case that presented with ischemic colitis in the setting of PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Keywords COVID-19, Computed Tomography, Pneumonia, Acute Ischemic Colitis Fig-2: CT shows a segmental colonic wall thickening, with low-density ring of submucosal edema between enhancing mucosa and serosa (target sign), involving the left colon, the cecum and the recto-sigmoid junction (thin arrows in a, b, c, d).
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