COVID-19-Induced Thrombosis in Patients without Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Elevated Fecal Calprotectin: Hypothesis Regarding Mechanism of Intestinal Damage Associated with COVID-19

COVID-19-Induced Thrombosis in Patients without Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Elevated Fecal Calprotectin: Hypothesis Regarding Mechanism of Intestinal Damage Associated with COVID-19

Background: Patients with coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) and gastrointestinal symptoms showed increased values of fecal calprotectin (FC). Additionally, bowel abnormalities were a common finding during abdominal imaging of individuals with COVID-19 despite being asymptomatic. The cur...

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Main Authors: Mauro Giuffrè, Stefano Di Bella, Gianluca Sambataro, Verena Zerbato, Marco Cavallaro, Alessandro Agostino Occhipinti, Andrea Palermo, Anna Crescenzi, Fabio Monica, Roberto Luzzati, Lory Saveria Crocè
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
fecal calprotectin
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
bowel perforation
D-Dimer
thrombosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/3/147

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