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Abdominal Pain/diagnosis , Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity , Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis , Abdominal Pain/physiopathology , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Testing , Clinical Laboratory Techniques , Clinical Protocols , Coronavirus Infections/physiopathology , Cross-Sectional Studies , General Practice , Humans , Medical History Taking , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral/physiopathology , Practice Guidelines as Topic , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
During the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak in Wuhan, China, we experienced a case of SARS-CoV-2 infection with atypical presentations in a patient with acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis (AOSC), who was initially admitted with jaundice and fever. The patient had no other typical symptoms of COVID-19 such as cough, dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea except for fever, but her epidemiological history was clear. COVID-19 was finally confirmed by repeated viral nucleic acid testing, but her repetitive lungs CT imaging findings had been atypical. After endoscopic-related operations and antiviral treatment, the patient was subsequently recovered and discharged. This particular case is being reported to provide a reference and guidance for the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 in AOSC.