Diabetic Ketoacidosis Precipitated by COVID-19 Induced Acute Pancreatitis
Internal Medicine Meeting 2022, American College of Physicians, Chicago, IL, Apr 28-30, 2022.
Description
COVID-19 is well established as causing respiratory tract infections, however, gastrointestinal manifestations of COVID-19 infection are increasingly being recognized, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. It is known that SARS-CoV-2 uses the receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) to gain cellular entry into the lower respiratory tract. This receptor has also been noted to be expressed in gastrointestinal epithelial cells, leading to inflammation and resulting malabsorption.
This paper has been withdrawn.