Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

March 27, 2020

Are patients with inflammatory bowel disease at increased risk for Covid-19 infection?

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  • The authors discuss the theoretical biological mechanisms which could put inflammatory bowel disease patients at risk, with inflamed gut tissue representing an optimal doorway for viral entry.
  • However, no published evidence suggest that COVID-19 occurs more frequently in IBD patients, and no IBD patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection were reported in Wuhan.  

Monteleone and Ardizzone (Mar 26, 2020). Are patients with inflammatory bowel disease at increased risk for Covid-19 infection? J Crohn’s Colitis.  https://doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa061