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Abstract
COVID-19 is a viral disease with a high infectivity rate. The full spectrum of the disease is not yet understood. This understanding may help in limiting potential exposure. We present a young man with diarrhoea, abdominal pain and hyponatraemia who turned out to be positive for COVID-19.
- infection (gastroenterology)
- global health
- pneumonia (infectious disease)
- infection control in hospital
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Contributors FA was involved with case identification, informed consent and manuscript write-up. HA was involved in patient follow-up and literature review. JS diagnosed the case and treated the patient as an attending. ZY performed a literature review, and was involved in the initial manuscript write-up and in the final manuscript review as the senior author.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent for publication Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.