scholarly journals A CASE REPORT RESPIRATORY MANIFESTATIONS OF COVID-19 STARTING WITH A GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINT: A COINCIDENCE OR A CORRELATION?

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2s) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Anna Surgean Veterini ◽  
Lucky Andriyanto ◽  
Hamzah Hamzah

Background: SARS COV-2 is the cause of the current outbreak of COVID-19. The infection of SARS COV-2 causes changes in the gut- lung axis and the intestinal microbiota pro-inflammatory cytokines interaction which leads to the injury of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the symptoms of COVID-19 outside the respiratory system is a complaint in the GIT. Materials and Methods: We present a COVID-19 case report that begins with a complaint of abdominal pain. Results: There was no previous suspicion of COVID-19, but after a radiological examination and SARS-COV2 positive PCR result, the patient was proven to be suffering from COVID-19. Conclusion: After hospitalization in the ICU for about 14 days, a recovery occurred and the patient was able to go home in a very good clinical condition.

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-129
Author(s):  
Seymour Katz ◽  
Irwin Katzka ◽  
Keith Schneider ◽  
Mervin Silverberg

Recent advances in flexible fiberoptic endoscopy have permitted direct visualization of segments of the gastrointestinal tract hitherto considered inaccessible. Preoperative diagnoses of diseases of these areas are subject to the vagaries of roentgen interpretation. The following case report illustrates the value of the colonoscope in distinguishing intralumenal ileal neoplastic disease from an inflammatory process (e.g., ileitis, appendiceal abscess). CASE REPORT W. M., a 15-year-old white youth, was referred for eveluation of intermittent lower abdominal pain of six weeks' duration. Prior to his admission, he experienced cramping abdominal pain, fever, cough, emesis, and diarrhea. This gradually abated, leaving a residuum of recurrent abdominal pain which was relieved partially with fiexion of the right thigh.


2007 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-129
Author(s):  
M. Jovovic ◽  
P. Bajic ◽  
M. Golubovic ◽  
V. Dobricanin ◽  
I. Maric

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rare mesenchimal neoplasmas of the gastrointestinal tract. The diagnosis of this tumors are often very difficult. Patients with this tumor are usually admitted to the hospital cause of the gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal pain, abdominal distension, dysphagia, obstructive jaundice and bowel obstruction. In this case report, we present a 86 year old patient with massive GIST of the stomach which was not preoperatively diagnosed. .


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. e238532
Author(s):  
Carol Stephanie C Tan-Lim ◽  
Juan Miguel L Murillo ◽  
Marysia Stella T Recto ◽  
Mary Anne R Castor

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Although commonly associated with allergic diseases, it is also rarely associated with autoimmune disorders. This case report describes a 17-year-old Filipino male with eosinophilic gastroenteritis, manifesting as abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. He had no allergic diseases, but he was previously diagnosed with chronic bullous disease. His symptoms improved with the initiation of corticosteroids. To date, this is the first case report of a patient with eosinophilic gastroenteritis and chronic bullous disease.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-217
Author(s):  
TSUNEZO SHIOTA ◽  
YUKIO YOSHIDA ◽  
SACHIYO HIRAI ◽  
SHOZO TORII

Intestinal myiasis occurs when fly eggs or larvae that were previously deposited in food are ingested and survive in the gastrointestinal tract. Some infested patients are asymptomatic; others have abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Although babies and small children seem more susceptible to intestinal myiasis than adults, probably the age distribution can be explained by childhood activity, fearlessness of wormlike creatures, and experimentation.1,2 The signs and symptoms of intestinal myiasis can easily be confused with other intestinal disturbances. In this article, we describe the clinical course of intestinal myiasis in a 4-year-old boy with severe abdominal pain. CASE REPORT The patient was a 4-year-old previously healthy boy residing in Osaka City, Japan.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Metin Şenol ◽  
Zehra Ünal Özdemir ◽  
İbrahim Tayfun Şahiner ◽  
Hakan Özdemir

Bezoar is defined as the accumulation of undigested foreign bodies or nutrients in the gastrointestinal tract. These foreign bodies can be hair (trichobezoar), fibers or seeds of vegetables and fruits (phytobezoar), or remnants of milk (lactobezoar) and stones (lithobezoar). Lithobezoar, the accumulation of stones in the digestive tract, is commonly seen in stomach. In this paper, a 7-year-old girl with colonic lithobezoar who presented with constipation, abdominal pain, and the history of pica was successfully treated by the extraction of the stones under general anesthesia.


Author(s):  
Yash Kripalani ◽  
Koulsoum Houssein ◽  
Anjum Shaikh

SARS-CoV-2 causes severe acute respiratory distress and other clinical complications such as thromboembolic events and gastrointestinal tract disorders, which generally present with abdominal pain. In the case report, we describe a patient who had severe viral necrotizing pancreatitis associated with COVID-19 infection.


2003 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 125-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim E. Cawston ◽  
Jenny M. Milner ◽  
Jon B. Catterall ◽  
Andrew D. Rowan

We have investigated proteinases that degrade cartilage collagen. We show that pro-inflammatory cytokines act synergistically with oncastatin M to promote cartilage collagen resorption by the up-regulation and activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). The precise mechanisms are not known, but involve the up-regulation of c-fos, which binds to MMP promoters at a proximal activator protein-1 (AP-1) site. This markedly up-regulates transcription and leads to higher levels of active MMP proteins.


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