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Gastrointestinal Bleeding in COVID-19 Due to Low Personal Protective Equipment of a Nurse; a Case Report
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It is important to diagnose coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the clinical symptoms, although they are not specific. Clinical symptoms of COVID-19 in pediatrics are less severe and milder than in adults, which can be threatening to the health staff. In this case study, we report a 23-year old female pediatric nurse who developed COVID-19 with the rare symptom of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). The case of interest was affected by two children who had a positive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The patient had no respiratory symptoms. Despite the use of an N95 mask and face shield, the nurse was infected because the gastrointestinal symptoms were predominant. Medical staff should pay attention to silent symptoms in pediatrics. Neglecting the use of personal protective equipment in dealing with pediatric patients can be hazardous.
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© 2021, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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