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Editor, Senior Moderator
World J Gastroenterol
. 2021 Oct 7;27(37):6345-6347.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i37.6345.
Gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with COVID-19: Is there a relationship with mortality and new variations of SARS-CoV-2?
Igor Braga Ribeiro[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although, respiratory symptoms are typical the digestive system is also a susceptible target with gastrointestinal symptoms present even in the absence of respiratory symptoms. The gastrointestinal symptoms of COVID-19 include diarrhea, abdominal pain, anorexia, and nausea among other symptoms. Some questions that remain to be answered include: Do patients with gastrointestinal symptoms have a higher mortality? SARS-CoV-2 variants are already a global reality: Do these variants present with a greater prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms? Do patients with these symptoms warrant more intensive care unit care?
Keywords: COVID-19; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Intensive care unit; SARS-CoV-2; Variant.
. 2021 Oct 7;27(37):6345-6347.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i37.6345.
Gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with COVID-19: Is there a relationship with mortality and new variations of SARS-CoV-2?
Igor Braga Ribeiro[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34712037
- PMCID: PMC8515800
- DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i37.6345
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although, respiratory symptoms are typical the digestive system is also a susceptible target with gastrointestinal symptoms present even in the absence of respiratory symptoms. The gastrointestinal symptoms of COVID-19 include diarrhea, abdominal pain, anorexia, and nausea among other symptoms. Some questions that remain to be answered include: Do patients with gastrointestinal symptoms have a higher mortality? SARS-CoV-2 variants are already a global reality: Do these variants present with a greater prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms? Do patients with these symptoms warrant more intensive care unit care?
Keywords: COVID-19; Gastrointestinal symptoms; Intensive care unit; SARS-CoV-2; Variant.