A 73-Year-Old Man with a History of Hypertension and Ischemic Heart Disease Who Presented with Pain in the Right Flank as a Symptom of COVID-19 Pneumonia

Patient: Male, 73-year-old Final Diagnosis: COVID-19 pneumonia Symptoms: Flank pain Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Infectious Diseases • General and Internal Medicine • Microbiology and Virology OBJECTIVE: Unusual clinical course BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been increasing all over the world. During the pandemic, a variety of presentations have been described. Nevertheless, some patients remain asymptomatic. Respiratory symptoms and gastrointestinal symptoms are often reported among these patients. CASE REPORT: Here, we report a case with flank pain. Radiological images were significant for bilateral consolidation, which raised a high suspicion of COVID-19. Hence, on further investigation, he was diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. CONCLUSIONS: In the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with multiple comorbidities may present atypically. Flank pain, which is not a usual presentation, may raise the suspicion of COVID-19 infection.