COVID-19 presenting with diarrhoea and hyponatraemia.

Ata, Fateen; Almasri, Hussam; Sajid, Jamal; Yousaf, Zohaib

Ata, Fateen; Almasri, Hussam; Sajid, Jamal; Yousaf, Zohaib.

Ata F; Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation Department of Medical Education, Doha, Qatar.
Almasri H; Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation Department of Medical Education, Doha, Qatar.
Sajid J; Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation Department of Medical Education, Doha, Qatar.
Yousaf Z; Internal Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation Department of Medical Education, Doha, Qatar zohaib.yousaf@gmail.com.

BMJ Case Rep ; 13(6)2020 Jun 07.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-593116

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ABSTRACT

COVID-19 is a viral disease with a high infectivity rate. The full spectrum of the disease is not yet understood. This understanding may help in limiting potential exposure. We present a young man with diarrhoea, abdominal pain and hyponatraemia who turned out to be positive for COVID-19.

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Abdominal Pain/diagnosis; Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification; Chloroquine/analogs & derivatives; Darunavir/administration & dosage; Diarrhea; Hyponatremia; Pneumonia, Viral; Ribavirin/administration & dosage; Abdominal Pain/etiology; Adult; Antimalarials/administration & dosage; Antiviral Agents/administration & dosage; COVID-19; Chloroquine/administration & dosage; Coronavirus Infections/blood; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections/physiopathology; Coronavirus Infections/therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Diarrhea/diagnosis; Diarrhea/etiology; Humans; Hyponatremia/diagnosis; Hyponatremia/etiology; Male; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral/blood; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy; Pneumonia, Viral/etiology; Pneumonia, Viral/physiopathology; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy; SARS-CoV-2; Treatment Outcome

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global health; infection (gastroenterology); infection control in hospital; pneumonia (infectious disease)

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Ribavirin / Abdominal Pain / Chloroquine / Diarrhea / Darunavir / Betacoronavirus / Hyponatremia Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bcr-2020-235456

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