Severe Enteritis as the Sole Manifestation of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Adolescent Patients
Joint Authors
Kaushik, Ashlesha
Kest, Helen
Charles, Alexandra K.
De Bruin, William
Colletti, Mario
Goldberg, David
Gupta, Sandeep
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-12-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Enteritis as the only manifestation of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in adolescents without features of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) or a prior history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not been described.
We report two adolescent patients (a 14-year-old male and a 20-year-old pregnant female) presenting to tertiary-care centers in the United States with severe enteritis as the only manifestation of COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.
The patients were hospitalized with acute abdominal pain and gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, with no evidence of MIS-C, and were previously healthy with no history of IBD.
The patients’ nasopharyngeal swabs were positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and testing for other infectious etiologies was negative.
Both patients received intravenous corticosteroids and recovered without short-term complications.
None of the patients died.
This report highlights the need for keeping a high index of suspicion for SARS-CoV-2 infection in adolescents presenting solely with gastrointestinal manifestations, in the absence of respiratory symptoms or multisystem involvement, for prompt recognition and timely management.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gupta, Sandeep& Kaushik, Ashlesha& Kest, Helen& Charles, Alexandra K.& De Bruin, William& Colletti, Mario…[et al.]. 2020. Severe Enteritis as the Sole Manifestation of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Adolescent Patients. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148270
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gupta, Sandeep…[et al.]. Severe Enteritis as the Sole Manifestation of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Adolescent Patients. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148270
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gupta, Sandeep& Kaushik, Ashlesha& Kest, Helen& Charles, Alexandra K.& De Bruin, William& Colletti, Mario…[et al.]. Severe Enteritis as the Sole Manifestation of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Adolescent Patients. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148270
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148270