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A Case Series of New-Onset Ulcerative Colitis Following Recent Diagnosis of COVID-19
Matthew D Swatski1, Panamdeep Kaur2, Rachel E Borlack3
1From the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY.
Abstract:
There have been only 2 reported cases of new-onset ulcerative colitis in pediatrics following acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We are reporting a case series of 3 adolescent female patients, 2 of whom were vaccinated against COVID-19, who developed new-onset ulcerative colitis following a recent diagnosis of COVID-19 infections at a singular pediatric hospital. This case series should be an impetus to clinicians who have pediatric patients with persistent symptoms of hematochezia, diarrhea, and abdominal pain following acute COVID-19 infection to consider further workup for inflammatory bowel disease.
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