A Case of Covid-19 Patient Presenting with Gastrointestinal-Specific Symptoms in Indonesia

Daniel Martin Simadibrata (Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta)
Cleopas Martin Rumende (Division of Respirology and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General National Hospital, Jakarta)
Rahmad Mulyadi (Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Jakarta)
Marcellus Simadibrata (Division of Gastroenterology Department of Internal Medicine University of Indonesia/Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta)

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy
Vol 21, No 2 (2020): VOLUME 21, NUMBER 2, August 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease officially declared as a pandemic on 11 March 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Indonesia’s COVID-19 case fatality rate remain consistently high, approximately twice the global case fatality rate available. Patients typically present with fever, dry cough and dyspnea. However, there were reports of atypical COVID-19 symptoms such as myalgia, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. These atypical presentations were suggested to indicate a more severe COVID-19. Here, we present a case of COVID-19 patient presenting with gastrointestinal-specific symptoms in Indonesia.