Revista Médica del Hospital General de México (Oct 2024)
Ischemic colitis in a young patient with a history of COVID-19 infections: atypical case
Abstract
As extrapulmonary manifestations of Coronavirus, it has been described patients developing gastrointestinal disorders that replace typical respiratory symptoms or others that debut with intestinal ischemia shortly after infection, however, the association between COVID-19 and ischemic colitis remains unclear. We present a young patient with three previous infections by COVID-19 and chronic consumption of isotretinoin, who developed ischemic colitis and a torpid evolution. It is concluded that Coronavirus infections could represent a risk factor for colonic ischemia and that isotretinoin increases the probability of complications; however, more evidence is needed.
