Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports (Mar 2022)

COVID-19-Associated Ischemic Colitis: A Rare Manifestation of COVID-19 Infection—Case Report and Review

  • Dustin J. Uhlenhopp DO,
  • Rajarajeshwari Ramachandran MD,
  • Eric Then MD,
  • Swetha Parvataneni MD,
  • Tyler Grantham MD,
  • Vinaya Gaduputi MD, FACP

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096211065625
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10

Abstract

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Following the first report of COVID-19 infection in December 2019 as a respiratory illness, it has proven to be a multisystem disease. There are few reported cases of ischemic colitis with COVID-19 infection in the medical literature to date and we have limited understanding of its pathophysiology. We report 2 cases of ischemic colitis as the only manifestation of COVID-19. In addition, we review the current limited literature regarding COVID-19-associated ischemic colitis.