Acute Intestinal Ischemia in a Patient with COVID-19 Infection
Balraj Singh, Ashesha Mechineni, Parminder Kaur, Nora Ajdir, Michael Maroules, Fayez Shamoon, Mahesh Bikkina
Abstract
The World Health Organization has declared novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global public health emergency. Although respiratory symptoms predominate in COVID-19, thrombosis can occur in patients with COVID-19. This paper reports a case of an 82-year-old female with a prior medical history of hypertension, diabetes presenting with fever and cough, and was diagnosed with COVID-19. The patient subsequently developed progressively worsening of abdominal distention, tenderness, and underwent emergent laparotomy. She was found to have a gangrenous colon. This case adds to the limited literature regarding the extrapulmonary complications of COVID-19.