A Case Report: Diarrhea as the Initial Manifestation of Patient with COVID-19 Infection

I Made Adi Narendranatha Komara, Made Wida Prasetya, I Made Dwi Kurniawan

Abstract: COVID-19 infection first occurred in Wuhan, China in December 2019 until now caused by SARS-CoV-2. Transmission of this disease through droplets. In addition to respiratory symptoms, COVID-19 also shows gastrointestinal symptoms. This is associated with the presence of ACE2 receptors and enterocytes in the digestive tract. Seen in the case report of a 36 - year - old woman experiencing diarrhea and abdominal pain, followed by cough and aches all over the body with positive PCR results for COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19, gastrointestinal symptom, SARS-CoV-2