Paralytic Ileus as an Extra-Pulmonary Manifestation of COVID-19

Extra-pulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) are of increasing interest as a consequence of the increase in cases worldwide and a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease. However, gastrointestinal symptoms are rarely described but are a common occurrence. We report a ca...

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Autores principales: Moghimi, Navid, Bojesen, Rasmus D, Rütz, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10044169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36999103
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35480
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description Extra-pulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) are of increasing interest as a consequence of the increase in cases worldwide and a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease. However, gastrointestinal symptoms are rarely described but are a common occurrence. We report a case of a 62-year-old male with severe pulmonary infection with COVID-19, who presented with abdominal pain, hematemesis, bloody diarrhea, and abdominal distention, which led to the diagnosis of paralytic ileus after diagnostic laparoscopy. Further, we discuss the potential pathophysiological mechanisms behind this manifestation of COVID-19.
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spelling pubmed-100441692023-03-29 Paralytic Ileus as an Extra-Pulmonary Manifestation of COVID-19 Moghimi, Navid Bojesen, Rasmus D Rütz, Kenneth Cureus General Surgery Extra-pulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) are of increasing interest as a consequence of the increase in cases worldwide and a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease. However, gastrointestinal symptoms are rarely described but are a common occurrence. We report a case of a 62-year-old male with severe pulmonary infection with COVID-19, who presented with abdominal pain, hematemesis, bloody diarrhea, and abdominal distention, which led to the diagnosis of paralytic ileus after diagnostic laparoscopy. Further, we discuss the potential pathophysiological mechanisms behind this manifestation of COVID-19. Cureus 2023-02-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10044169/ /pubmed/36999103 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35480 Text en Copyright © 2023, Moghimi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title Paralytic Ileus as an Extra-Pulmonary Manifestation of COVID-19
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title_short Paralytic Ileus as an Extra-Pulmonary Manifestation of COVID-19
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10044169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36999103
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35480
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