Gastrointestinal Sequelae 3 and 6 Months After Hospitalization for Coronavirus Disease 2019

Anam Rizvi; Zankhesh Patel; Yan Liu; Sanjaya K Satapathy; Keith Sultan; Arvind J Trindade; Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2021.06.046

Gastrointestinal Sequelae 3 and 6 Months After Hospitalization for Coronavirus Disease 2019

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Nov;19(11):2438-2440.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.06.046. Epub 2021 Jul 1.

Authors

Anam Rizvi¹, Zankhesh Patel¹, Yan Liu¹, Sanjaya K Satapathy¹, Keith Sultan¹, Arvind J Trindade²; Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health System, New Hyde Park, New York.
² Division of Gastroenterology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Northwell Health System, New Hyde Park, New York. Electronic address: [email protected].

Abstract

Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are highly prevalent in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ranging from 17.6 % to 53 %.^1-4 The proposed mechanism for GI symptoms involves SARS-CoV-2 virus binding to the host cell's angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor, commonly found in GI tract epithelial cells.⁵.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Gastrointestinal Diseases* / diagnosis
Gastrointestinal Tract
Hospitalization
Humans
SARS-CoV-2