Unpredictability of SARS-CoV-2: Pneumoperitoneum a rare complication | [Journal of Pakistan Medical Association • 2022]

Author(s):

1. Hassan Ur Rehman: Department of Internal Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical University, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan

2. Ayesha Javed: Department of Internal Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical University, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan

3. Hawwa Ahmad Akhunzada: Department of Internal Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical University, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan

4. Nabeel Tariq: Department of Internal Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical University, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan

5. Nida Abbassi: Department of Internal Medicine, Pakistan Institute of Medical University, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract:

COVID-19 is a viral disease caused by a novel coronavirus that ignited the ongoing pandemic in December 2019. The infected patients may be asymptomatic, have fever and myalgias, develop mild pulmonary symptoms or go into overt respiratory failure. There is also a significant number of patients with gastrointestinal and thromboembolic disease presentation and complications. Since respiratory features predominate, physicians might miss other systemic manifestations. Here, we present the case of a 62-year-old male who was admitted with COVID19 pneumonia and later went into septic shock and then developed acute abdomen caused by small gut perforation.

Page(s): 2108-2111

DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.4000

Published: Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 72, Issue: 10, Year: 2022

Keywords:

COVID19 , Tocilizumab , Gastrointestinal perforation GI perforation , Deep Vein Thrombosis

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