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Gastrointestinal and liver manifestations of COVID-19

The novel coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide. While patients typically present with fever and symptoms of a respiratory illness, patients have also presented with gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In addition, some patients were reported to have li...

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Autores principales: Cheong, Janice, Bartell, Nichoals, Peeraphatdit, Thoetchai, Mosli, Mahmoud, Al-Judaibi, Bandar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7739995/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32367837
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sjg.SJG_147_20
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Sumario:The novel coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread worldwide. While patients typically present with fever and symptoms of a respiratory illness, patients have also presented with gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In addition, some patients were reported to have liver injury. In this article, we review gastrointestinal and liver aspects of COVID-19. In addition, we provide general gastroenterologists with guidance on the management of patients with gastrointestinal and liver disorders from COVID-19.