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Article: Enteric involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome - Associated coronavirus infection

TitleEnteric involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome - Associated coronavirus infection
Authors
Issue Date2003
PublisherWB Saunders Co. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/gastro
Citation
Gastroenterology, 2003, v. 125 n. 4, p. 1011-1017 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground & Aims: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a recently emerged infection from a novel coronavirus (CoV). Apart from fever and respiratory complications, gastrointestinal symptoms are frequently observed in patients with SARS but the significance remains undetermined. Herein, we describe the clinical, pathologic, and virologic features of the intestinal involvement of this new viral infection. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the gastrointestinal symptoms and other clinical parameters of the first 138 patients with confirmed SARS admitted for a major outbreak in Hong Kong in March 2003 was performed. Intestinal specimens were obtained by colonoscopy or postmortem examination to detect the presence of coronavirus by electron microscopy, virus culture, and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results: Among these 138 patients with SARS, 28 (20.3%) presented with watery diarrhea and up to 38.4% of patients had symptoms of diarrhea during the course of illness. Diarrhea was more frequently observed during the first week of illness. The mean number of days with diarrhea was 3.7 ± 2.7, and most diarrhea was self-limiting. Intestinal biopsy specimens obtained by colonoscopy or autopsy showed minimal architectural disruption but the presence of active viral replication within both the small and large intestine. Coronavirus was also isolated by culture from these specimens, and SARS-CoV RNA can be detected in the stool of patients for more than 10 weeks after symptom onset. Conclusions: Diarrhea is a common presenting symptom of SARS. The intestinal tropism of the SARS-CoV has major implications on clinical presentation and viral transmission.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157369
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2023 Impact Factor: 25.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 7.362
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dc.contributor.authorLeung, WKen_US
dc.contributor.authorTo, KFen_US
dc.contributor.authorChan, PKSen_US
dc.contributor.authorChan, HLYen_US
dc.contributor.authorWu, AKLen_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_US
dc.contributor.authorSung, JJYen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-08T08:49:23Z-
dc.date.available2012-08-08T08:49:23Z-
dc.date.issued2003en_US
dc.identifier.citationGastroenterology, 2003, v. 125 n. 4, p. 1011-1017en_US
dc.identifier.issn0016-5085en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157369-
dc.description.abstractBackground & Aims: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a recently emerged infection from a novel coronavirus (CoV). Apart from fever and respiratory complications, gastrointestinal symptoms are frequently observed in patients with SARS but the significance remains undetermined. Herein, we describe the clinical, pathologic, and virologic features of the intestinal involvement of this new viral infection. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the gastrointestinal symptoms and other clinical parameters of the first 138 patients with confirmed SARS admitted for a major outbreak in Hong Kong in March 2003 was performed. Intestinal specimens were obtained by colonoscopy or postmortem examination to detect the presence of coronavirus by electron microscopy, virus culture, and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Results: Among these 138 patients with SARS, 28 (20.3%) presented with watery diarrhea and up to 38.4% of patients had symptoms of diarrhea during the course of illness. Diarrhea was more frequently observed during the first week of illness. The mean number of days with diarrhea was 3.7 ± 2.7, and most diarrhea was self-limiting. Intestinal biopsy specimens obtained by colonoscopy or autopsy showed minimal architectural disruption but the presence of active viral replication within both the small and large intestine. Coronavirus was also isolated by culture from these specimens, and SARS-CoV RNA can be detected in the stool of patients for more than 10 weeks after symptom onset. Conclusions: Diarrhea is a common presenting symptom of SARS. The intestinal tropism of the SARS-CoV has major implications on clinical presentation and viral transmission.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherWB Saunders Co. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/gastroen_US
dc.relation.ispartofGastroenterologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshColonoscopyen_US
dc.subject.meshDiarrhea - Pathology - Virologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEnteritis - Pathology - Virologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFeces - Virologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHong Kongen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshRna, Viral - Analysisen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshSars Virus - Genetics - Isolation & Purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome - Complications - Pathologyen_US
dc.titleEnteric involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome - Associated coronavirus infectionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailLeung, WK:waikleung@hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.emailYuen, KY:kyyuen@hkucc.hku.hken_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.gastro.2003.08.001en_US
dc.identifier.pmid14517783-
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dc.identifier.volume125en_US
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.spage1011en_US
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