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authors: Ashcroft, J.; Hudson, V.E.; Davies, R.J.
title: COVID-19 gastrointestinal symptoms mimicking surgical presentations
date: 2020-06-24
journal: Ann Med Surg (Lond)
DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.06.025
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doc_id: 900669
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We thank Dr. Tristan Barrett, Consultant Radiologist, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK for his assistance in creating the computed tomography figure featured in this article.

In 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) a global emergency. 1 At the time of writing, there have been over 6 million confirmed cases and 350 thousand deaths in over 200 countries worldwide caused by COVID-19. 2 Internationally recognized symptoms of classical COVID-19 include fever and respiratory signs such as persistent cough and dyspnea on minimal exertion. 2 However, with the evolution of the pandemic an underestimated prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms caused by COVID-19 has been identified. 2 Early reports from Wuhan, China described 2-10% of patients presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, reduced appetite, abdominal pain and vomiting, and notably 10% of patients describing nausea and diarrhea prior to, or independent of, respiratory symptoms. 2 

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