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Gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) is defined as immigration of enteric or colonic mucosa within gastric lining Gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM) is a premalign condition seen in gastric lining It is prevalent in Asia and may lead to gastric carcinoma at a rate of 1% annually COVID 19, which has been a global issue since late 2019, causes mostly respiratory symptoms;however, some patients may present with gastrointestinal symptoms including diarrhea, vomiting (5%) and abdominal pain (3 8%) We tried in this text to handle any possible association between COVID 19 infection and GIM In this retrospective study we included 39 COVID 19 patients and 180 age-matched control subjects to compare rate of intestinal metaplasia All statistical analyses were performed with SAS software (SAS Institute, Cary, N C ) The clinical and radiological characteristics of patients were compared using Student\'s t-test Intestinal metaplasia was found in 11 (28%) of 39 patients while in 7 (3,9%) of 181 controls, which meant a statistical significance (p0,05) Of the 181 subjects, atrophy was found in 39 (21%) whereas it was noted in 9 (23%) of 39 patients, which yielded no statistical significance (p0,05) We found that GIM is a premalignant condition that can lead to COVID 19 infection © 2020, Yuzuncu Yil Universitesi Tip Fakultesi All rights reserved
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