Impact of COVID-19: perspectives from gastroenterology.

In the article, the authors discuss the effects of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in gastroenterology. Also cited are the gastrointestinal (GI) involvement and manifestations of infection, the temporal relationship between fever/respiratory symptoms and onset of GI symptoms, as well as the possible chronic or recurrent GI symptoms in GI patients like inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.