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A Review of COVID-19 Clinical Presentation

Lokesh Shanmugam, Arvind Visweshwar

Citation Information : Shanmugam L, Visweshwar A. A Review of COVID-19 Clinical Presentation. 2020; 3 (2):44-46.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10082-02255

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 09-10-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2020; The Author(s).


Abstract

COVID-19 is a present pandemic infecting at exponential rates. Clinical presentations include fever, fatigue, myalgia, and dry cough; however, many atypical presentations have also been reported. COVID-19 is found to have cause pregnancy complications and is said to produce a multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. This article is a review on clinical presentation of COVID-19 including its atypical presentation and presentation in pregnancy, children, and old age.


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