Case of COVID-19 presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms

• 作者: Lakshya Chandra Mc Anto Antony Ravi Kant Vipin Verma
• 来源期刊: 世界病毒学杂志
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 CORONAVIRUS GASTROINTESTINAL DIARRHEA PANDEMIC
• 年，卷（期）: sjbdxzz_2020,（1）
• 页码范围: 1-4
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R37

摘要

Patients with coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)predominantly present with the pulmonary symptoms such as fever,cough,and shortness of breath.We present a case of an 83 years old patient with COVID-19 who presented with only gastrointestinal symptoms without respiratory complaints.Our case raises the concern regarding our current lack of understanding of extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19.Given genetic homology between 2019 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus(SARS-CoV)2 and SARS-CoV,our case underscores the urgent need for further studies to understand the role of the gastrointestinal system in 2019 SARS-CoV-2 transmission and COVID-19 pathogenesis.