Towards the end of December 2019, a pneumonia outbreak of unknown origin was reported from Wuhan City of Hubei Province of China. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention pinpointed the cause as a new strain of β-Coronavirus. Coronaviruses derived its name from its crown-like representation due to the spike-like projections on its surface. Coronavirus Study Group of the International Committee coins the name of the new virus as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 whereas the World Health Organization named the disease as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID -19). It was on 11 March 2020, that the WHO has declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. COVID-19 primarily involves respiratory system hence cough and dyspnoea are the most common presentations followed by fever and fatigue. Day by day as the number of COVID-19 cases is increasing, numerous reports of association of gastrointestinal symptoms in COVID-19 patients are emerging. In this article, we will focus mainly on abdominal pain in COVID-19 patients. The incidence of abdominal pain in COVID-19 patients is between 0.3% - 25%. There is, as of now, no approved treatment for COVID-19 and it is basically supportive and symptomatic.
Key words: SARSCoV-2, COVID-19, Abdominal pain
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