Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently the causative agent for a global health emergency and is predominantly associated with respiratory symptoms. In this case, a patient presented to the emergency department with gastrointestinal symptomatology without associated respiratory findings and was subsequently diagnosed with COVID-19 based on incidental findings from an abdominal computed tomography (CT) study. Given the patient’s lack of respiratory symptoms, diagnosis and treatment were ultimately delayed. During this global health crisis, an improved understanding of the various presentations of COVID-19 is paramount in an effort to initiate immediate treatment and prevent further transmission.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus, diarrhea, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2), 【초록키워드】 Treatment, Coronavirus disease 2019, Transmission, Computed tomography, Health, Patient, respiratory symptoms, health emergency, effort, Prevent, lack, respiratory finding, diagnosed with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 review, Gastrointestinal, literature, Extrapulmonary, report, presentation,