Ischemic colitis in a young patient with a history of COVID-19 infections: atypical case

Sofia Meré-Martínez, Undergraduate Internal Medicine, Centro Médico Dalinde, Mexico City, Mexico
Júlia Santana-Scarpinelli, Undergraduate Internal Medicine, Centro Médico Dalinde, Mexico City, Mexico
Ma. Fernanda García-Fernández, Undergraduate Internal Medicine, Centro Médico Dalinde, Mexico City, Mexico

As extrapulmonary manifestations of Coronavirus, it has been described patients developing gastrointestinal disorders that replace typical respiratory symptoms or others that debut with intestinal ischemia shortly after infection, however, the association between COVID-19 and ischemic colitis remains unclear. We present a young patient with three previous infections by COVID-19 and chronic consumption of isotretinoin, who developed ischemic colitis and a torpid evolution. It is concluded that Coronavirus infections could represent a risk factor for colonic ischemia and that isotretinoin increases the probability of complications; however, more evidence is needed.

Keywords: Colitis. Ischemic. COVID-19. Isotretinoin.