Abstract

HERNANDEZ-ORTEGA, Ania; AVALOS-GARCIA, Roxana  and  UMPIERREZ-GARCIA, Ibis. Diarrhea in patients with COVID-19 and pos-COVID syndrome. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2023, vol.45, n.3, pp. 444-454.  Epub June 30, 2023. ISSN 1684-1824.

COVID-19, the current global pandemic, is produced by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, capable of causing a severe acute respiratory syndrome. This disease is multi-systemic and heterogeneous, and is not always related to the severity of the lung disease. In fact, up to a third of the patients can show gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhea-which has been reported as one of the most impactful-both as a consequence of the acute infection and of the post-COVID-19 syndrome. In addition, the various treatment schemes indicated may have effects on diarrhea, what makes them a frequent reason for consultation in the specialty of gastroenterology. Patients with previous intestinal diseases could be more susceptible to this manifestation. Due to this, an exhaustive search of articles on the theme, published in Cuban and foreign journals of high visibility, was carried out, with the aim of exposing the causes and characteristics of the diarrhea that occurs in patients infected by SARS-CoV-2. 168 articles were compiled, of which 30 were used in the current review, which will allow documenting the attending physician for a better management of diarrhea in patients in the mentioned phases.

Keywords : SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; diarrhea; post-COVID-19 syndrome.

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