Ref. No. DLD-20-852: Onset of ulcerative colitis during SARS-Cov-2 infection

A 19-year-old, non-smoker woman with a recent history of fever, nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea and loss of taste and smell was admitted to the Tor Vergata Hospital. A nasofaringeal swab resulted positive for SARS-CoV-2. At entry, she had a body temperature of 38 °C, pulse of 110 beats/min, and 99% oxygen saturation. She had severe anemia but no shortness of breath or chest pain. C-reactive protein, platelets, fibrinogen and D-dimer were elevated. A chest and abdominal CT scan showed no pneumonia but increased contrast enhancement in the ileum and colon.

Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - June 10, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Emma Calabrese, Francesca Zorzi, Giovanni Monteleone, Giovanna Del Vecchio Blanco Tags: Image of the Month Source Type: research