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Editor, Senior Moderator
World J Virol
. 2020 May 25;9(1):1-4.
doi: 10.5501/wjv.v9.i1.1.
Case of COVID-19 Presenting With Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Ravi Kant[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lakshya Chandra[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mc Anto Antony[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Vipin Verma[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) predominantly present with the pulmonary symptoms such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath. We present a case of an 83 years old patient with COVID-19 who presented with only gastrointestinal symptoms without respiratory complaints. Our case raises the concern regarding our current lack of understanding of extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19. Given genetic homology between 2019 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) 2 and SARS-CoV, our case underscores the urgent need for further studies to understand the role of the gastrointestinal system in 2019 SARS-CoV-2 transmission and COVID-19 pathogenesis.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Diarrhea; Gastrointestinal; Pandemic; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2020 May 25;9(1):1-4.
doi: 10.5501/wjv.v9.i1.1.
Case of COVID-19 Presenting With Gastrointestinal Symptoms
Ravi Kant[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lakshya Chandra[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mc Anto Antony[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Vipin Verma[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32547932
- PMCID: PMC7280948
- DOI: 10.5501/wjv.v9.i1.1
Abstract
Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) predominantly present with the pulmonary symptoms such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath. We present a case of an 83 years old patient with COVID-19 who presented with only gastrointestinal symptoms without respiratory complaints. Our case raises the concern regarding our current lack of understanding of extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19. Given genetic homology between 2019 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) 2 and SARS-CoV, our case underscores the urgent need for further studies to understand the role of the gastrointestinal system in 2019 SARS-CoV-2 transmission and COVID-19 pathogenesis.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Diarrhea; Gastrointestinal; Pandemic; SARS-CoV-2.