Clinical case of a new coronavirus infection in a teenager with ulcerative colitis

Abstract

The relevance of monitoring the course of coronavirus infection COVID-19 in combination with comorbid pathology is obvious, since this new infection with immunopathological pathogenesis is not fully understood.The article presents a clinical case of COVID-19 disease in a 14-year-old teenager from the Moscow region, who developed against the background of severe ulcerative ileocolitis of moderate activity. The new coronavirus infection contributed to the recurrence of ulcerative colitis, which required observation and treatment in a hospital setting.The examination revealed: mild hypochromic posthemorrhagic anemia, signs of hypercoagulation characteristic of the course of ulcerative colitis; excluded: opportunistic infections, pneumonia, acute intestinal infections and intestinal bleeding.The standard complex therapy of ulcerative colitis without the inclusion of immunosuppressors made it possible to avoid a more severe and complicated course of the new coronavirus infection. COVID-19 in the teenager was mild, antiviral therapy was not used.

Keywords

• children
• covid-19
• ulcerative colitis
• therapy