@article{article_981731, title={Frequency evaluation of gastrointestinal symptoms and liver test disorder in patients during the Covid-19 outbreak in the military unit: A single-center pilot study}, journal={Akademik Gastroenteroloji Dergisi}, volume={20}, pages={75–80}, year={2021}, DOI={10.17941/agd.981731}, author={Avcı, Enver and Akhan, Onur and Öztaş, Erkin and Dişibeyaz, Selçuk}, keywords={Askeri birim, Covid-19, pandemi, gastrointestinal belirtiler, karaciğer testleri}, abstract={Background and Aims: Coronavirus disease-2019 is a disease presenting with respiratory as well as gastrointestinal symptoms. In addition, the liver enzyme can be disrupted during the disease. This study aimed to investigate the extent of the military co-epidemic during the Coronavirus disease-2019 epidemic process and the frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms and liver test disorders. Materials and Methods: Demographic, radiological, laboratory, and clinical analysis of soldiers diagnosed with Coronavirus disease-2019 was carried out retrospectively in March, April, and May of 2020, using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: Coronavirus disease-2019 was detected in 17 (0.7%) of the 2,152 soldiers coming from different cities to perform their military services and 9 (0.4%) of the soldiers in the following days after recruitment. In addition, 1 (0.3%) of 320 senior militaries and 2 (3.6%) from 56 other soldiers who came to the unit from other units were also diagnosed with Coronavirus disease-2019. The mean age was 21.2 ± 1.8 years. In torax computed tomography, only 4 (13.7%) patients had pneumonia. At the time of diagnosis, 6.8% of the patients had gastrointestinal symptoms and 13.7% had liver enzyme disruption. None of the patients experienced respiratory failure, intensive care, and death; all the patients recovered. Conclusion: In the present literature, our study is the first to investigate the Coronavirus disease-2019 outbreak in the military unit in the world and the frequency of gastrointestinal symptoms and liver enzyme disruptions in these patients. Our study revealed that Coronavirus disease-2019 was milder in young populations and gastrointestinal symptoms and liver test disorder were less frequently observed. Coronavirus disease-2019 outbreak was taken under control by fast and accurate triage and suitable isolation for those with the suspected disease in environments where many people such as military units will live close together. Coronavirus disease-2019 should always be kept in mind, especially in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms, and early patient isolation prevents the spread of the epidemic in such crowded environments.}, number={2}, publisher={Türk Gastroenteroloji Vakfı}