Esophageal Rupture Associated With COVID-19: A Novel Case Report

Emergency departments (EDs) are the primary driver for hospital admissions in the United States (US), and that trend is likely to continue through the ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. As the US continues to experience rampant community spread, coronaviru...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 12; no. 12; p. e12256
Main Authors Meloy, Patrick, Bhambri, Amit
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus 24.12.2020
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Emergency Medicine
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
covid-19
covid-19 pneumonia
esophageal rupture
mallory-weiss tear
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Summary:Emergency departments (EDs) are the primary driver for hospital admissions in the United States (US), and that trend is likely to continue through the ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. As the US continues to experience rampant community spread, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) will likely present in increasingly variable ways to the EDs. We present a case of Mallory-Weiss tear and esophageal perforation, which was likely caused by COVID-19 pneumonia. This case is notably the first of its kind that we have seen reported in the COVID-19-related literature. Clinicians should be vigilant about the various complications of COVID-19 and continue to exercise caution when seeing and treating these patients.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.12256