Intestinal Gas in a Patient With Symptomatic COVID-19


Pneumatosis Intestinalis Sun Yu • Adeline Fleitz • Artem Shmelev, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.78604  Abstract The pathophysiology of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) is poorly understood. PI can be associated with COVID-19 infection. Although this relationship is unclear, proposed…[...]

How COVID-19 Affects the Brain


Maura Boldrini, MD, PhD1,2; Peter D. Canoll, MD, PhD3; Robyn S. Klein, MD, PhD4,5,6, JAMA Psychiatry. 2021;78(6):682-683. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0500 COVID-19 has resulted in more than 120 million cases and 2.6 million deaths to date. Respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms are accompanied…[...]

Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron Eras


Authors: Yan Xie, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-9382, Taeyoung Choi, M.S., and Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2600-0434, N Engl J Med 2024;391:515-525, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2403211, VOL. 391 NO. 6 Abstract Background Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) can affect many organ systems. However, temporal…[...]

Acute Rectal Bleeding in a COVID-19 Patient: Chasing a Diagnosis


Hudson P. Franca • Sahar S. Abdelmoneim • Priscila Sole • et. al., DOI: 10.7759/cureus.66596  Abstract Guidelines for managing lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) can vary significantly, posing challenges in clinical settings. This case involves a previously healthy…[...]

Viral Persistence and Serotonin Reduction Can Cause Long COVID Symptoms, Penn Medicine Research Finds


Components of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remain in the gut of some long COVID patients, causing persistent inflammation, vagus nerve dysfunction, and neurological symptoms PHILADELPHIA—Patients with long COVID – the long-term symptoms like…[...]

Resonant breathing improves self-reported symptoms and wellbeing in people with Long COVID


Jessica Polizzi, Jenna Tosto-Mancuso, Laura Tabacof, Jamie Wood, David Putrino Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illnesses, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States…[...]

Mesenteric Panniculitis and COVID-19: A Rare Association


Authors: Israa A Alyousef,1Zainab A Alsaileek,1Manar A Alabdulsalam,1et. al. Cureus. 2022 Jan; 14(1): e21314. . doi: 10.7759/cureus.21314 PMCID: PMC8849467PMID: 35186573 Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) typically involves the respiratory system, but gastrointestinal involvement is common.…[...]

Mesenteric thrombosis in patients with coronavirus disease: comprehensive assessment and treatment


Authors: A.R. Stasyshyn , .S. Stadnyk, A.I. Doroshak,I et. al., (Medical perspectives) 27(1):86-91 DOI:10.26641/2307-0404.2022.1.254332 Abstract Acute mesenteric circulatory disorder belongs to the most serious diseases of the abdominal cavity. Being an…[...]

Superior Mesenteric Artery Thrombosis Following Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia


Authors: Abdulhadi A Alali,1Mohammed O Baqais,2Fayez M Albishi,3, et. al. Cureus. (11):19954. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19954PMCID: PMC8713302PMID: 34976537 Abstract Thrombotic events are well-recognized complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The incidence of such complications is highly related…[...]