Dysentery as the First Manifestation of Severe COVID-19

Dysentery as the First Manifestation of Severe COVID-19

The presence of dysentery as the first manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly atypical and it may present with concomitant respiratory symptoms or as a single manifestation. Diagnosis is often difficult due to its clinical presentation similar to gastrointestinal diseases, su...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-12, Vol.13 (12), p.e20368
Hauptverfasser: Seidman-Sorsby, Alec, Moscona-Nissan, Alberto, Cruz-Zermeño, Mayte, González-Chávez, Alberto
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anorexia
Case reports
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Diarrhea
Disease transmission
Dysentery
Fever
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Immune system
Infections
Internal Medicine
Medical diagnosis
Microbiota
Nausea
Obesity
Oxygen saturation
Patients
Polymerase chain reaction
Respiratory diseases
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Tomography
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Zusammenfassung:The presence of dysentery as the first manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly atypical and it may present with concomitant respiratory symptoms or as a single manifestation. Diagnosis is often difficult due to its clinical presentation similar to gastrointestinal diseases, such as infectious diarrhea. We present a case of a 35-year-old male who presented with dysentery as the first manifestation of severe COVID-19.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.20368