Extrapulmonary Gastrointestinal Presentation of Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Case Report and Review of Literature

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently the causative agent for a global health emergency and is predominantly associated with respiratory symptoms. In this case, a patient presented to the emergency department with gastrointestinal symptomatology without associated respiratory findings and...

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Autores principales: Chaudhry, Faiza, Kainth, Tejasvi, Sakla, Nicole M, Singh, Gagandeep, Marian, Valentin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7292724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32542159
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8104
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Sumario:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently the causative agent for a global health emergency and is predominantly associated with respiratory symptoms. In this case, a patient presented to the emergency department with gastrointestinal symptomatology without associated respiratory findings and was subsequently diagnosed with COVID-19 based on incidental findings from an abdominal computed tomography (CT) study. Given the patient’s lack of respiratory symptoms, diagnosis and treatment were ultimately delayed. During this global health crisis, an improved understanding of the various presentations of COVID-19 is paramount in an effort to initiate immediate treatment and prevent further transmission.

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