Acute Hepatitis as a Rare Presentation of COVID-19.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
; 31(7): S125-S126, 2021 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1317403
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) initially emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and now it has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 commonly presents with respiratory manifestations like fever, cough, body aches, and shortness of breath. Neurological, myocardial, renal and gastrointestinal complications secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection have been reported in the literature. Gastrointestinal symptoms reported with COVID-19 are mostly nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. COVID-19 can rarely present with acute hepatitis. Here, we report a case of a 45-year male who presented with signs and symptoms of acute hepatitis secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Key Words SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Acute hepatitis.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Hepatitis
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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Jcpsp.2021.Supp2.S125
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