Cytomegalovirus-Induced Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Pancreatitis Complicating Severe Covid-19 Pneumonia: a Paradigmatic Case.
Key points: • COVID-19 is a novel pandemic disease whose pathophysiology and clinical description are still not completely defined. • Besides respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms (especially including anorexia, diarrhea, and abdominal pain) represent the commonest clinic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/4267 |
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| Summary: | Key points:
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COVID-19 is a novel pandemic disease whose pathophysiology and clinical description are still not completely defined.
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Besides respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms (especially including anorexia, diarrhea, and abdominal pain) represent the commonest clinical manifestations.
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Emerging data point out that severe SARS-CoV-2 infection causes an immune dysregulation, which in turn may favor other infections.
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Here we describe a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia who developed in the resolving phase abdominal pain associated to cytomegalovirus (CMV)-induced duodenitis with bleeding, and pancreatitis.
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A high level of suspicion toward multiple infections, including CMV, should be maintained in COVID-19 patients with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. |
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| ISSN: | 2035-3006 |