Introduction
COVID-19 cases are increasing daily worldwide. With such emerging
disease the medical community should be aware of atypical clinical
presentations in order to help with correct diagnosis, and to take the
proper measures to isolate and treat patients to avoid healthcare
professionals being infected and to limit its spread (SARS-CoV-2).
The typical clinical manifestations are general and respiratory
symptoms. Less common symptoms included headache, diarrhea, nausea and
vomiting. However, diarrhea and abdominal pain as the first symptom is
rarely reported.
The pathophysiology of these two symptoms likely relies on an
inflammatory process such as gastroenteritis among other reasons