Uncommon Atypical Presentations of COVID-19: Important and Should Not be Under Recognized!

Authors

  • Sim Sai Tin Shantou Medical Center, Shantou,
  • Viroj Wiwanitkit dr DY Patil University, Pune, India. Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31584/jhsmr.2020733

Keywords:

atypical, COVID-19, manifestation

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new viral disease that has become a global public health concern in 2020. This disease is caused by a novel coronavirus firstly detected in the People’s Republic of China. This viral infection can cause febrile illness and respiratory problems. There are other uncommon clinical presentations of COVID-19 such as afebrile illness, diarrhea, non-coughing and confusion. These atypical presentations can result in difficulty in diagnosing the disease. In this short review, the authors specifically discuss the important uncommon atypical presentations of COVID-19.

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2020-03-30

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Tin SS, Wiwanitkit V. Uncommon Atypical Presentations of COVID-19: Important and Should Not be Under Recognized!. J Health Sci Med Res [Internet]. 2020 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];38(2):153-8. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/243947

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