Rheumatological manifestations in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in a tertiary care setting.
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
; 32(Suppl 1)(4): S691-S694, 2020.
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| ID: mdl-33754533
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic affecting over 150 million people worldwide since its emergence in Wuhan, China in December 2019, and is leading to over 600 thousand deaths. Severe acute respiratory syndrome novel coronavirus 2 (SARS-nCoV-2) causes a wide range of symptoms by affecting different organ systems of the body. This study was designed to specifically look for its rheumatological manifestations.METHODS:
It was a cross-sectional study conducted in the corona complex MTI Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar. A total of 141 COVID-19 positive hospitalized patients requiring oxygen therapy and having no previous rheumatological diseases were enrolled and studied for any rheumatological manifestations.RESULTS:
There were 88 (62.4%) males and 53 (37.6%) females, with age range from 27-88 years, and mean age of 58.5±11.5 SD. Arthralgia and myalgia were found very common, occurring in 128 (90.8%) and 119 (84.4%) of patients. Arthritis was not found in any patient.CONCLUSION:
Arthralgia and myalgia were reported frequently in patients with severe COVID-19 requiring oxygen therapy, while arthritis was not present even in a single patient as is reported in other viral infections.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Atenção Terciária à Saúde
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Doenças Reumáticas
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Pandemias
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Paquistão