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Non-Respiratory Presentations Of Covid-19, A Clinical Review., Marya Alsamman, Amy Caggiula, Sangrag Ganguli, Monika Misak, Ali Pourmand
Non-Respiratory Presentations Of Covid-19, A Clinical Review., Marya Alsamman, Amy Caggiula, Sangrag Ganguli, Monika Misak, Ali Pourmand
COVID-19 Publications by GW Authors
INTRODUCTION: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) is a highly infectious viral syndrome currently threatening millions of people worldwide. It is widely recognized as a disease of the pulmonary system, presenting with fever, cough, and shortness of breath. However, a number of extrapulmonary manifestations have been described in the literature.
OBJECTIVE: In this review, we seek to provide a comprehensive summary of the hematologic, gastroenterological, renal, dermatologic, neurologic, and psychiatric manifestations of COVID-19.
DISCUSSION: Hematological presentations of COVID-19 include laboratory abnormalities such as decreased total lymphocyte count, prolonged prothrombin time (PT), elevated d-dimer, and increased lactate dehydrogenase …