Pediatric COVID-19 and Gastrointestinal System

Abstract

As COVID-19 disease is better known, it has been understood that, contrary to the first description, it presents with organ involvement except the respiratory system during the disease. The gastrointestinal system is the most affected system except the respiratory system. In this study, we aimed to make a review about COVID-19 related gastrointestinal diseases by scanning PubMed-based articles published in English by adding our experience.

Keywords

• Acute appendicitis
• COVID-19
• diarrhea;
• gastrointestinal
• vomiting

Çocuklarda COVİD-19 ve Gastrointestinal Sistem

Abstract

COVID-19 hastalığı daha iyi tanındıkça ilk tarif edildiğinin aksine hastalık sırasında solunum sistemi dışındaki organ tutulumları ile daha fazla oranda seyrettiği anlaşılmıştır. Gastrointestinal sistem, solunum sistemi dışında en fazla tutulan sistemdir. Bu çalışmada bizim deneyimlerimizi de katarak PubMed veri tabanlı İngilizce yayımlanan makaleler taranarak COVID-19 ilişkili gastrointestinal hastalıklar hakkında bir derleme yapmayı amaçladık.

Keywords

• Akut apandisit
• COVID-19
• gastrointestinal
• ishal
• kusma

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