COVID-19-Associated Ischemic Colitis: A Rare Manifestation of COVID-19 Infection—Case Report and Review. (March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Uhlenhopp, Dustin J.; Ramachandran, Rajarajeshwari; Then, Eric; Parvataneni, Swetha; Grantham, Tyler; Gaduputi, Vinaya
• Is Part Of: Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. Volume 10(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-03
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- coronavirus -- gastrointestinal manifestation -- ischemic colitis -- colonic ischemia; Internal medicine -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Periodicals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1177/23247096211065625
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2324-7096

Abstract

Following the first report of COVID-19 infection in December 2019 as a respiratory illness, it has proven to be a multisystem disease. There are few reported cases of ischemic colitis with COVID-19 infection in the medical literature to date and we have limited understanding of its pathophysiology. We report 2 cases of ischemic colitis as the only manifestation of COVID-19. In addition, we review the current limited literature regarding COVID-19-associated ischemic colitis.