tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Adv Biomed Res
. 2020 Aug 28;9:35.
doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_90_20. eCollection 2020.
Diarrhea as a Presenting Symptom of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children
Borhan Moradveisi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Pedram Ataee[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Alireza Ghaffarieh[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Avat Karimi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nima Fattahi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Karim Nasseri[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Gastroenteritis is common among children and is usually caused by bacterial, viral, or parasitic gastrointestinal infections. The occurrence of gastroenteritis as the only symptom of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an uncommon condition. We present a 16-month-old girl that has recently been admitted to our hospital with vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy, who was ultimately diagnosed with COVID-19. This case shows that the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 can be misleading in children.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus disease 2019; diarrhea; gastroenteritis; vomiting.
. 2020 Aug 28;9:35.
doi: 10.4103/abr.abr_90_20. eCollection 2020.
Diarrhea as a Presenting Symptom of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Children
Borhan Moradveisi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Pedram Ataee[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Alireza Ghaffarieh[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Avat Karimi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nima Fattahi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Karim Nasseri[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33072647
- PMCID: PMC7532827
- DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_90_20
Abstract
Gastroenteritis is common among children and is usually caused by bacterial, viral, or parasitic gastrointestinal infections. The occurrence of gastroenteritis as the only symptom of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an uncommon condition. We present a 16-month-old girl that has recently been admitted to our hospital with vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy, who was ultimately diagnosed with COVID-19. This case shows that the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 can be misleading in children.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus disease 2019; diarrhea; gastroenteritis; vomiting.