Gastric ulcerations in COVID-19: an ominous sign?

Gastric ulcerations in COVID-19: an ominous sign?

On the 29th day after being diagnosed with COVID-19, he developed haematemesis, for which he required a total of 17 units of blood transfusion over the course of his hospital stay. The mechanism of GIB in COVID-19 is poorly understood. Besides lungs and respiratory tract epithelium, ACE-2, the SARS-...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2021-07, Vol.14 (7), p.e244059
Hauptverfasser: Deb, Anasua, Thongtan, Thanita, Costilla, Vanessa
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Sprache:eng
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Case reports
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Diabetes
Endoscopy
Hypertension
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Mortality
Patients
Pneumonia
Prostate cancer
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Ulcers
Ventilation
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Zusammenfassung:On the 29th day after being diagnosed with COVID-19, he developed haematemesis, for which he required a total of 17 units of blood transfusion over the course of his hospital stay. The mechanism of GIB in COVID-19 is poorly understood. Besides lungs and respiratory tract epithelium, ACE-2, the SARS-CoV-2 receptors, are also expressed in the enterocytes. Contributors AD was involved in patient care and drafting of the manuscript. VC was involved in patient care and revision of the manuscript.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2021-244059