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