SARS-CoV-2 identified by transmission electron microscopy in lymphoproliferative and ischaemic intestinal lesions of COVID-19 patients with acute abdominal pain: two case reports.

Albert Martin-CardonaJosep Lloreta TrullRaquel Albero-GonzálezMarta Paraira BeserXavier AndújarPablo Ruiz-RamirezJaume Tur-MartínezCarme FerrerJosé Angel De Marcos IzquierdoAnna Pérez-MadrigalLaura Goiburú GonzálezJorge Espinós PerezMaria Esteve

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2021)

Severe intestinal complications associated with COVID-19 are uncommon. SARS-CoV-2 was identified by TEM in two cases, suggesting a causal role in bowel damage.

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