A Case of Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis Triggered by COVID-19 Infection

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel condition. One of the theories for its etiopathogenesis is gastrointestinal infections. Although COVID-19 primarily affects the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal involvement is also common. We have reported a case of a 28-year-old male who present...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nawghare, Pankaj, Jain, Shubham, Chandnani, Sanjay, Rathi, Pravin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9975986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36874717
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.34369
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Sumario:Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel condition. One of the theories for its etiopathogenesis is gastrointestinal infections. Although COVID-19 primarily affects the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal involvement is also common. We have reported a case of a 28-year-old male who presented with bloody diarrhea, diagnosed with acute severe ulcerative colitis, triggered by COVID-19 infection after known triggers were excluded.

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