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

Dustin J Uhlenhopp; Rajarajeshwari Ramachandran; Eric Then; Swetha Parvataneni; Tyler Grantham; Vinaya Gaduputi

doi:10.1177/23247096211065625

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

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2022 Jan-Dec:10:23247096211065625. doi: 10.1177/23247096211065625.

Authors

Dustin J Uhlenhopp¹, Rajarajeshwari Ramachandran², Eric Then², Swetha Parvataneni³, Tyler Grantham⁴, Vinaya Gaduputi⁵

Affiliations

¹ University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinic, Iowa City, USA.
² The Brooklyn Hospital Center, NY, USA.
³ Geisinger Lewistown Hospital, Lewistown, PA, USA.
⁴ Staten Island University Hospital, NY, USA.
⁵ Blanchard Valley Health System, Findlay, OH, USA.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; colonic ischemia; coronavirus; gastrointestinal manifestation; ischemic colitis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Colitis, Ischemic* / etiology
Humans