Coronavirus Disease 2019 Presenting as Abdominal Distension in a Mesothelioma Patient: Do We Need to Think Outside the Box?
atypical coronavirus
corona virus disease 2019
mesothelioma
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
22 Aug 2020
22 Aug 2020
Historique:
entrez:
28
9
2020
pubmed:
29
9
2020
medline:
29
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a major source of mortality globally. Although it usually presents with flu-like symptoms such as fever and sore throat, the intensity of the symptoms varies, constituting a spectrum ranging from asymptomatic to severe cases of acute respiratory failure. The highest proportion of severe cases occurs in older individuals and in those who have underlying health conditions and chronic comorbidities. We chronicle an atypical case of a 46-year-old male with stage IV mesothelioma who presented exclusively with complaints of acute abdominal pain and distension. Despite his cancer status, the patient's respiratory functions remained unremarkable, accentuating the peculiarity of the case.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32983654
doi: 10.7759/cureus.9947
pmc: PMC7510183
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e9947Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Irfan et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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