Case Study
Acute necrotizing colitis : a case report and literature review
- By Imade El Azzaoui, Mahmoud Dabbagh, Amine Maazouz, Hind Habladje, Rania Elmouhib, Walid Chair, Mohammed Lamghari, Mohamed Najih, Mountassir Moujahid, Hakim Elkaoui, Ahmed Bounaim, Sidi Mohammed Bouchentouf - 14 Aug 2024
- Interdisciplinary Studies on Applied Science, Volume: 1(2024), Issue: 1(July-December), Pages: 20 - 23
- https://doi.org/10.58613/isas113
- Received: May 5, 2024; Accepted: July 25, 2024; Published: August 14, 2024
Abstract
Necrotizing colitis is a potentially life-threatening medico-surgical emergency, often unrecognized due to its infrequency in young patients. We report the case of a 44-year-old man admitted for management of sigmoid colon necrosis secondary to inferior mesenteric artery thrombosis most likely post SARS-CoV-2 infection.