GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLICATIONS OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19).

Marcelo Augusto Fontenelle Ribeiro Junior Samara de Souza Augusto Yasmin Garcia Batista Elias Cássia Tiemi Kawase Costa Paola Rezende Néder

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2022)

There is a straight relationship between high expression levels of ACE2 in the gastrointestinal tract and its greater susceptibility to direct infection by SARS-CoV-2. So, it is important to consider the gastrointestinal infection manifestations for early diagnosis and treatment trying to avoid more serious complications and death.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
risk factors
poor prognosis
angiotensin ii