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Bowel necrosis in patient with severe case of COVID-19: a case report
Daniel Ardian Soeselo1,2, Wirawan Hambali3, Sandy Theresia4
1Department of Surgery, School of Medicine and Health Science, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Pluit Raya No. 2, North Jakarta, 14440, Jakarta, Indonesia. daniel.ardian@atmajaya.ac.id.
Background:
In patients who are critically ill with COVID-19, multiple extrapulmonary manifestations of the disease have been observed, including gastrointestinal manifestations.
Case Presentation:
We present a case of a 65 year old man with severe COVID-19 pneumonia that developed hypercoagulation and peritonitis. Emergent laparotomy was performed and we found bowel necrosis in two sites.
Conclusions:
Although rare, the presentation of COVID-19 with bowel necrosis requires emergency treatments, and it has high mortality rate.
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