Fulminant amoebic colitis co-infection in a patient with COVID-19.
COVID-19
Gastrointestinal system
General surgery
Infections
Tropical medicine (infectious disease)
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
23 Nov 2023
23 Nov 2023
Historique:
pmc-release:
23
11
2025
medline:
27
11
2023
pubmed:
24
11
2023
entrez:
23
11
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A woman in her 80s who presented with sudden abdominal pain and bloody stool associated with fever, dry cough and malaise, was found to be COVID-19 RT-PCR positive with fulminating necrotising amoebic colitis. She underwent right extended hemicolectomy with ileostomy and survived despite an unpredictable post-operative course, the need for aggressive intensive care and other major risk factors, and was discharged home after the twentieth day of her presentation.This case summarises the survival of a geriatric patient diagnosed with two lethal complications - amoebic colitis and COVID-19 respiratory infection with the aid of prompt surgical intervention and appropriate critical care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37996146
pii: 16/11/e254004
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-254004
pmc: PMC10668175
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.