Open AccessA challenging case of COVID-19 infection presented with isolated acute abdominal pain: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Mohammad Altermanini,
Mhd Baraa Habib,
Abdel-Naser Elzouki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sage open medical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2050-313X
DOI - 10.1177/2050313x20983211
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal pain , covid-19 , pneumonia , acute abdominal pain , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , intensive care medicine , virology , outbreak
COVID-19 is an infectious disease, which often presents with fever and respiratory symptoms. However, gastrointestinal symptoms have also been reported to occur in patients with COVID-19. Although abdominal pain was described in some reports of COVID-19, it was uncommon and often associated with other symptoms. We describe a challenging case of a COVID-19 patient who presented with severe isolated abdominal pain initially, then developed pneumonia symptoms which led to the diagnosis of COVID-19 thereafter.