A CASE REPORT: RESPIRATORY MANIFESTATIONS OF COVID-19 STARTING WITH A GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINT: A COINCIDENCE OR A CORRELATION?

• Main Authors: Anna Surgean Veterini, Anna, Lucky Andriyanto, -, Hamzah, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; Indonesian; English; English
• Published: Obafemi Awolowo University
• Subjects: R5-920 Medicine (General)
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/128400/1/2.%20A%20Case%20Report%20Respirtory.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/128400/2/KARIL%20A%20case%20report.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/128400/3/2%20Turnitin.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/128400/4/2.%20Korenspondensi_A%20Case%20Report%20%20Respiratory%20Manifestations%20of%20Covid-19.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/128400/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8457346/; https://doi.org/10.21010%2Fajidv15i2.4
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: SARS COV-2 is the cause of the current outbreak of COVID-19. The infection of SARS COV-2 causes changes in the gut-lung axis and the intestinal microbiota pro-inflammatory cytokines interaction which leads to the injury of the gastrointestinal tract. One of the symptoms of COVID-19 outside the respiratory system is a complaint in the GIT. Materials and Methods: We present a COVID-19 case report that begins with a complaint of abdominal pain. Results: There was no previous suspicion of COVID-19, but after a radiological examination and SARS-COV2 positive PCR result, the patient was proven to be suffering from COVID-19. Conclusion: After hospitalization in the ICU for about 14 days, a recovery occurred and the patient was able to go home in a very good clinical condition.