Diarrhea as an Early and Predominant Manifestation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Case Report
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new infectious disease that spreads very rapidly and therefore, WHO has declared it as a global pandemic disease. The main clinical symptoms found in COVID-19 patients are cough and fever; however, in some cases, diarrhea can be one of the early symptoms. Th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Interna Publishing
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Acta Medica Indonesiana |
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| Online Access: | https://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1467 |
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| Summary: | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new infectious disease that spreads very rapidly and therefore, WHO has declared it as a global pandemic disease. The main clinical symptoms found in COVID-19 patients are cough and fever; however, in some cases, diarrhea can be one of the early symptoms. The present case report describes a patient who came with a complaint of diarrhea without fever and she was later confirmed to be positive for COVID-19 during hospitalization. The presence of unspecified initial symptoms calls for greater vigilance from health workers in establishing diagnosis patients with COVID-19.
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| ISSN: | 0125-9326 2338-2732 |