Jurnal Internasional Medical Journal of Indonesia FKUI Vol. 30 No. 2 2021
Gastrointestinal Disorders in COVID-19 Patients: A Great Imitator
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Title
Jurnal Internasional Medical Journal of Indonesia FKUI Vol. 30 No. 2 2021
Gastrointestinal Disorders in COVID-19 Patients: A Great Imitator
Gastrointestinal Disorders in COVID-19 Patients: A Great Imitator
Subject
COVID-19, gastrointestinal disease, SARS-CoV-2
Description
Up to this point, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is still ongoing. Some studies with a large number of cases have reported its clinical manifestations, concluding that the disease is a great imitator. Patients may present with symptoms other than the main symptoms of respiratory tract infections, such as diarrhea,
abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting, which may sometimes cause a delayed treatment in managing COVID-19 patients. Reports of various hospitals have also demonstrated gastrointestinal complaints as a clinical manifestation in those patients. The patients may come with gastrointestinal symptoms as their early clinical manifestation, or the
gastrointestinal symptoms may be found in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, which indeed can be explained since the SARS-CoV-2, an etiologic agent of COVID-19 infection, can obviously be found along the gastrointestinal tract. Hence, the virus can be found in fecal and anal, and therefore, rectal swabs can be used as a diagnostic tool for
COVID-19 infection.
abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting, which may sometimes cause a delayed treatment in managing COVID-19 patients. Reports of various hospitals have also demonstrated gastrointestinal complaints as a clinical manifestation in those patients. The patients may come with gastrointestinal symptoms as their early clinical manifestation, or the
gastrointestinal symptoms may be found in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, which indeed can be explained since the SARS-CoV-2, an etiologic agent of COVID-19 infection, can obviously be found along the gastrointestinal tract. Hence, the virus can be found in fecal and anal, and therefore, rectal swabs can be used as a diagnostic tool for
COVID-19 infection.
Creator
Ari Fahrial Syam
Publisher
Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia
Date
2021-06-30
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
ISSN : 0853-1773
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Jurnal Internasional Medical Journal of Indonesia FKUI Vol. 30 No. 2 2021
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Citation
Ari Fahrial Syam, “Jurnal Internasional Medical Journal of Indonesia FKUI Vol. 30 No. 2 2021
Gastrointestinal Disorders in COVID-19 Patients: A Great Imitator,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1001.
Gastrointestinal Disorders in COVID-19 Patients: A Great Imitator,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed September 20, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1001.