Gastrointestinal Sequelae 3 and 6 Months After Hospitalization for Coronavirus Disease 2019. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

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.

publication date

  • July 1, 2021

Research

keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC8245666

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85112661774

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.2174/1871530321666210114154401

PubMed ID

  • 34217880

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 19

issue

  • 11