Diarrhea as an Early and Predominant Manifestation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Case Report

Authors

  • Nikko Darnindro Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Linda Nurdewati Department of Pulmonology, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Annela Manurung Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • M Ikhsan Mokoagow Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Jerry Nasarudin Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Elisabeth Yasmine Wardoyo Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Anggraini Permata Sari Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Aryan Yohanes Djojo Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Martha Iskandar Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Giri Adji Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Marina Epriliawati Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Ifael Mauleti Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Edi Mulyana Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Arnold Harahap Department of Internal Medicine, Fatmawati Central General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

Keywords:

COVID-19, SARS-Cov-2, diarrhea, early manifestations, Indonesia

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new infectious disease that spreads very rapidly and therefore, WHO has declared it as a global pandemic disease. The main clinical symptoms found in COVID-19 patients are cough and fever; however, in some cases, diarrhea can be one of the early symptoms. The present case report describes a patient who came with a complaint of diarrhea without fever and she was later confirmed to be positive for COVID-19 during hospitalization. The presence of unspecified initial symptoms calls for greater vigilance from health workers in establishing diagnosis patients with COVID-19.

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2020-10-04

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Darnindro, N., Nurdewati, L., Manurung, A., Mokoagow, M. I., Nasarudin, J., Wardoyo, E. Y., Sari, A. P., Djojo, A. Y., Iskandar, M., Adji, G., Epriliawati, M., Mauleti, I., Mulyana, E., & Harahap, A. (2020). Diarrhea as an Early and Predominant Manifestation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Case Report. Acta Medica Indonesiana, 52(3), 283. Retrieved from https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/1467

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Vol. 52 No. 3 (2020): Acta Medica Indonesiana

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CASE REPORT

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