COVID-19 and Gastrointestinal Symptoms-A Case Report
COVID-19 and Gastrointestinal Symptoms-A Case Report
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DOI：
10.3390/geriatrics5020031
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发表时间：
2020-06-01
期刊：
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Keevil, Victoria L.
中科院分区：
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作者：
Mackett, Alistair J.;Keevil, Victoria L.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一种继发于新型冠状病毒的新型疾病，于2019年12月在中国出现。我们对COVID-19临床特征的早期了解是基于武汉首次爆发的病例系列。这些特征包括发热、干咳、肌痛和呼吸困难。胃肠道症状很少作为关键特征报告。我们报告了一例74岁男性的病例报告，他出现胃肠炎症状，随后COVID-19检测呈阳性。本文旨在强调COVID-19的一种不常见的表现，鉴于老年人更有可能表现出死亡，因此需要高度怀疑COVID-19。
COVID-19, a new illness secondary to a novel Coronavirus emerged in December 2019 in China. Our early understanding of the clinical features of COVID-19 has been based on case series emerging from the first outbreak in Wuhan. These features included fever, a dry cough, myalgia and dyspnea. Gastrointestinal symptoms were rarely reported as a key feature. We present a case report of a 74-year-old male who presented with symptoms of gastroenteritis and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. This article aims to highlight an uncommon presentation of COVID-19 and that a high index of suspicion is required for COVID-19 in older people given their greater likelihood of presenting atypically.