Open AccessNaso‐pharyngeal discharge: The first symptom of COVID‐19 infection: Report two cases from Iran
Author(s) -
Taghizadeh Fatemeh,
Taghizadeh Hassan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3214
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , isolation (microbiology) , transmission (telecommunications) , common cold , nasal discharge , pharynx , intensive care medicine , virology , pathology , surgery , immunology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , bioinformatics , outbreak , electrical engineering , biology , engineering
Naso‐pharyngeal discharge as the first symptom of COVID‐19 infection is presented in two cases. Actually, based on the presented cases here we concluded that the early clinical symptoms of COVID‐19 may be mimicked the common cold features. Appropriate diagnosis and isolation of the patients help reduce further transmission.