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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun 7;13(6):e235456.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-235456.

COVID-19 presenting with diarrhoea and hyponatraemia

Fateen Ata  1 , Hussam Almasri  1 , Jamal Sajid  1 , Zohaib Yousaf  2
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Case Reports

COVID-19 presenting with diarrhoea and hyponatraemia

Fateen Ata et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

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.

Keywords: global health; infection (gastroenterology); infection control in hospital; pneumonia (infectious disease).

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Chest X-ray showing bilateral infiltrates, more on the bases. PA, posteroanterior.
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