A CASE REPORT: RESPIRATORY MANIFESTATIONS OF COVID-19 STARTING WITH A GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINT: A COINCIDENCE OR A CORRELATION?

BACKGROUND: SARS COV-2 is the cause of the current outbreak of COVID-19. The infection of SARS COV-2 causes changes in the gut-lung axis and the intestinal microbiota pro-inflammatory cytokines interaction which leads to the injury of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the symptoms of COVID-19 outsi...

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Autores principales: Veterini, Anna Surgean, Andriyanto, Lucky, Hamzah, Hamzah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Traditional Herbal Medicine Supporters Initiative (ATHMSI) 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8457346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34595384
http://dx.doi.org/10.21010/ajidv15i2.4
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: SARS COV-2 is the cause of the current outbreak of COVID-19. The infection of SARS COV-2 causes changes in the gut-lung axis and the intestinal microbiota pro-inflammatory cytokines interaction which leads to the injury of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the symptoms of COVID-19 outside the respiratory system is a complaint in the GIT. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We present a COVID-19 case report that begins with a complaint of abdominal pain. RESULTS: There was no previous suspicion of COVID-19, but after a radiological examination and SARS-COV2 positive PCR result, the patient was proven to be suffering from COVID-19. CONCLUSION: After hospitalization in the ICU for about 14 days, a recovery occurred and the patient was able to go home in a very good clinical condition.

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