Diarrhea as a Presenting Symptom of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children

Gastroenteritis is common among children and is usually caused by bacterial, viral, or parasitic gastrointestinal infections. The occurrence of gastroenteritis as the only symptom of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an uncommon condition. We present a 16-month-old girl that has recently been a...

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Autores principales: Moradveisi, Borhan, Ataee, Pedram, Ghaffarieh, Alireza, Karimi, Avat, Fattahi, Nima, Nasseri, Karim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33072647
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/abr.abr_90_20
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Sumario:Gastroenteritis is common among children and is usually caused by bacterial, viral, or parasitic gastrointestinal infections. The occurrence of gastroenteritis as the only symptom of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an uncommon condition. We present a 16-month-old girl that has recently been admitted to our hospital with vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy, who was ultimately diagnosed with COVID-19. This case shows that the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 can be misleading in children.

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