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Ulcerative colitis after SARS-CoV-2 infection
Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) affects mainly the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal tract is also considered a site of viral activity. We hereby present the case of a 74-year-old male patient with the diagnosis of new-onset ulcerative colitis. One month...
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Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9083785/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35574047 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2021.378 |
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author | Kartsoli, Sofia Vrakas, Spyridon Kalomoiris, Dimitrios Manoloudaki, Kassiani Xourgias, Vasileios |
author_facet | Kartsoli, Sofia Vrakas, Spyridon Kalomoiris, Dimitrios Manoloudaki, Kassiani Xourgias, Vasileios |
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description | Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) affects mainly the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal tract is also considered a site of viral activity. We hereby present the case of a 74-year-old male patient with the diagnosis of new-onset ulcerative colitis. One month earlier, the patient presented fever, running nose, and diarrhea and was tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Studies with COVID-19 patients revealed significant changes in gut microbiota composition and alterations in immune responses that could lead to chronic inflammation and manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. We review additional cases of ulcerative colitis presented after SARS-CoV-2 infection and summarize the possible mechanisms that underlie the gastrointestinal abnormalities in COVID-19 patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-90837852022-05-14 Ulcerative colitis after SARS-CoV-2 infection Kartsoli, Sofia Vrakas, Spyridon Kalomoiris, Dimitrios Manoloudaki, Kassiani Xourgias, Vasileios Autops Case Rep Clinical Case Report and Review Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) affects mainly the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal tract is also considered a site of viral activity. We hereby present the case of a 74-year-old male patient with the diagnosis of new-onset ulcerative colitis. One month earlier, the patient presented fever, running nose, and diarrhea and was tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Studies with COVID-19 patients revealed significant changes in gut microbiota composition and alterations in immune responses that could lead to chronic inflammation and manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease. We review additional cases of ulcerative colitis presented after SARS-CoV-2 infection and summarize the possible mechanisms that underlie the gastrointestinal abnormalities in COVID-19 patients. Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo 2022-04-28 /pmc/articles/PMC9083785/ /pubmed/35574047 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2021.378 Text en Copyright © 2022 The Authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Clinical Case Report and Review Kartsoli, Sofia Vrakas, Spyridon Kalomoiris, Dimitrios Manoloudaki, Kassiani Xourgias, Vasileios Ulcerative colitis after SARS-CoV-2 infection |
title | Ulcerative colitis after SARS-CoV-2 infection |
title_full | Ulcerative colitis after SARS-CoV-2 infection |
title_fullStr | Ulcerative colitis after SARS-CoV-2 infection |
title_full_unstemmed | Ulcerative colitis after SARS-CoV-2 infection |
title_short | Ulcerative colitis after SARS-CoV-2 infection |
title_sort | ulcerative colitis after sars-cov-2 infection |
topic | Clinical Case Report and Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9083785/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35574047 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2021.378 |
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