1. COVID-19 presenting as acute adominal pain: A case series.
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Balakrishana, Arjun, Usmani, Saad, Mahto, Subodh, Gupta, Kritika, Kant, Nishi, and Pasricha, Nitasha
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CORONAVIRUS diseases , *COVID-19 , *COVID-19 pandemic , *ABDOMINAL pain , *APPENDICITIS , *CHOLECYSTITIS - Abstract
The coronavirus infection presents primarily as a respiratory illness, however, extra-pulmonary manifestations are known to occur, including gastrointestinal manifestations. Hereby, we report three cases of the COVID-19 infection who presented with acute-onset abdominal pain during illness. All three patients had respiratory symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 and abdominal symptoms consistent with acute pancreatitis, acute cholecystitis, and acute appendicitis. All three patients improved in terms of acute abdominal pain; however, the overall clinical course, the three illnesses were variable because of differences in underlying organ involment and pathophysiology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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