COVID-19 induced haemobilia: a novel entity

J Gastrointestin Liver Dis. 2021 Dec 22;30(4):528-530. doi: 10.15403/jgld-4043.

Abstract

Hemobilia which is firstly described in 1948 is a rare cause of gastrointestinal bleeding. Since its main clinic takes time to occur and may cause mortality, early diagnosis and management have a great importance. Almost for 3 years, the world has been facing with an unknown viral infection called COVID-19 whose clinic changes from asymptomatic respiratory infection to symptoms associated with multiple system involvement. The clinical presentation of Covid-19 infection varies tremendously depending on the severity of the illness. In this report, we present the first two cases of severe COVID-19 induced hemobilia.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Hemobilia / diagnosis
  • Hemobilia / etiology*
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2