Recent paper from China showing that a significant percentage of patients
present with GI-only symptoms, just FYI:
https://journals.lww.com/ajg/Documents/COVID_Digestive_Symptoms_AJG_Preproof.pdf
On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 1:54 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
> Thanks, Karl.
>
> He self isolates
Thanks, Karl.
He self isolates pretty well, so that’s not an issue. He didn’t present with
any respiratory issues. If he has what the wife brought home, it’s not so much
diarrhea as things are just really loose. That’s why I was saying I was
surprised that all of the known stuff I threw at it
Yeah 2 weeks ago that podcast said some patients were presenting with GI
symptoms, which could also be another vector for infection of others.
--FT
On 3/28/20 4:36 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote:
It could easily be covid 19 unfortunately. Diarrhea is one of the known
presenting
It could easily be covid 19 unfortunately. Diarrhea is one of the known
presenting symptoms in a significant minority of patients. Of course it
could be tens of other viruses or bacteria also.
The doc probably doesnt have any access to a test for non hospitalized
patients. That is changing
On Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:54:48 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
> Mom was kind enough to bring something like this into the house
> recently, which I’ve been dealing with as well. No fever, but
> definitely tearing up the lower GI. Nothing, I mean nothing, has
> affected the symptoms. Yogurt,
Glad to hear it is not COVID-19!
Lesson to us all, not a good time to share any health concerns with other
than a healthcare professional or family, lest someone go off half cocked.
Sad stories about traveling nurses being kicked out of leases because
landlords are afraid of contagion.
