Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) non-respiratory involvement

Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly emerging pandemic that affected millions of people worldwide caused by novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The first cases reported suffered from respiratory symptoms. Main body Various extrapulmonary manifestations were linked to COVID-19 in sever...

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Published inEgyptian Journal of Bronchology Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
Main Authors Sobh, Eman, Abuarrah, Einas, Abdelsalam, Khloud Gamal, Awad, Sohaila Sabry, Badawy, Mohamed Ahmed, Fathelbab, Mohamed A., Aboulfotouh, Mohamed Ahmed, Awadallah, Mohamed Fawzi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2020
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
SpringerOpen
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Cardiovascular disease
Coronavirus
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Extrapulmonary manifestations
Health aspects
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Non-respiratory
Reviews
SARS-CoV-2
Symptoms
Viral infections
China
Egypt
COVID-19
Extrapulmonary manifestations
Non-respiratory
SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus
Symptoms
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Summary:Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a newly emerging pandemic that affected millions of people worldwide caused by novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The first cases reported suffered from respiratory symptoms. Main body Various extrapulmonary manifestations were linked to COVID-19 in several reports including cardiovascular, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, and skin. It is important that every clinician should be aware of these non-respiratory manifestations for early diagnosis and prompt management. This review aims to summarize the different extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 disease and highlight the importance of multidisciplinary care. Conclusion COVID-19 is a disease of multi-organ involvement. Manifestations may vary depending on which organ is involved.
ISSN:1687-8426
2314-8551
DOI:10.1186/s43168-020-00030-1