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Cureus
. 2021 Dec 12;13(12):e20368.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.20368. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Dysentery as the First Manifestation of Severe COVID-19
Alec Seidman-Sorsby[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alberto Moscona-Nissan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mayte Cruz-Zermeño[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alberto González-Chávez[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The presence of dysentery as the first manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly atypical and it may present with concomitant respiratory symptoms or as a single manifestation. Diagnosis is often difficult due to its clinical presentation similar to gastrointestinal diseases, such as infectious diarrhea. We present a case of a 35-year-old male who presented with dysentery as the first manifestation of severe COVID-19.
Keywords: bloody diarrhea; clinical infectious medicine; covid 19; dysentery; surgical case report.
. 2021 Dec 12;13(12):e20368.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.20368. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Dysentery as the First Manifestation of Severe COVID-19
Alec Seidman-Sorsby[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alberto Moscona-Nissan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mayte Cruz-Zermeño[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Alberto González-Chávez[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35036202
- PMCID: PMC8752399
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.20368
Abstract
The presence of dysentery as the first manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly atypical and it may present with concomitant respiratory symptoms or as a single manifestation. Diagnosis is often difficult due to its clinical presentation similar to gastrointestinal diseases, such as infectious diarrhea. We present a case of a 35-year-old male who presented with dysentery as the first manifestation of severe COVID-19.
Keywords: bloody diarrhea; clinical infectious medicine; covid 19; dysentery; surgical case report.