Cytomegalovirus-Induced Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Pancreatitis Complicating Severe Covid-19 Pneumonia: A Paradigmatic Case.

Cytomegalovirus SARS-CaV-2

Journal

Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases
ISSN: 2035-3006
Titre abrégé: Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis
Pays: Italy
ID NLM: 101530512

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 26 05 2020
accepted: 07 08 2020
entrez: 21 9 2020
pubmed: 22 9 2020
medline: 22 9 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

COVID-19 is a new pandemic disease whose pathophysiology and clinical description are still not completely defined. Besides respiratory symptoms and fever, gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms (including especially anorexia, diarrhea, and abdominal pain) represent the most frequent clinical manifestations. Emerging data point out that severe SARS-CoV-2 infection causes an immune dysregulation, which in turn may favor other infections. Here we describe a patient with severe COVID-19 pneumonia who developed in the resolving phase abdominal pain associated with cytomegalovirus (CMV)-induced duodenitis with bleeding and pancreatitis. A high level of suspicion toward multiple infections, including CMV, should be maintained in COVID-19 patients with heterogeneous clinical manifestations.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32952971
doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2020.060
pii: mjhid-12-1-e2020060
pmc: PMC7485475
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e2020060

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Competing interests: The authors declare no conflict of Interest.

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Auteurs

Giacomo Marchi (G)

Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Alice Vianello (A)

Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Ernesto Crisafulli (E)

Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Alessio Maroccia (A)

Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Stefano Francesco Crinò (SF)

Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Sara Pecori (S)

Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Pathology, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Giulia A Zamboni (GA)

Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Radiology, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Fulvia Mazzaferri (F)

Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Infectious Disease, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Evelina Tacconelli (E)

Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Infectious Disease, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Domenico Girelli (D)

Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.

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