COVID-19 Disease Outcomes: Does Gastrointestinal Burden Play a Role?

Mona A HegazyRania Mohamed LithyHoda M Abdel-HamidMahmoud WahbaOmar Ahmed AshoushMohamed Tharwat Hegazy Maha Hossam El-Din Ibrahim Dalia AbdelfatahAhmed Abdelghani

Published in: Clinical and experimental gastroenterology (2021)

GIT manifestations (mainly diarrhea) and the duration of symptoms of COVID-19 provide prognostic evidence of COVID-19 outcomes, irrespective of earlier categorization by the World Health Organization. Thus, patients with mild symptoms who present with diarrhea and a duration of symptoms longer than 12 days are expected to have a worse prognosis.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
sleep quality
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
irritable bowel syndrome
clostridium difficile
type diabetes
risk factors
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
glycemic control