The digestive system and the COVID-19

J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 May;70(Suppl 3)(5):S98-S100. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.19.

Abstract

The current pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an ongoing healthcare crisis. While COVID- 19 typically presents as fever and respiratory illness, almost 50% of the patients also have associated digestive symptoms which vary from abdominal pain to diarrhoea and indigestion. Literature review of association of COVID- 19 with digestive symptoms was done using Google search and the results are presented herein.

Keywords: COVID-19, Coronavirus, Diarrhoea, Digestive symptoms..

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain* / epidemiology
  • Abdominal Pain* / virology
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections* / complications
  • Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections* / prevention & control
  • Coronavirus Infections* / transmission
  • Diarrhea* / epidemiology
  • Diarrhea* / virology
  • Humans
  • Pandemics* / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Viral* / transmission
  • SARS-CoV-2