Open AccessClinical Characteristics of Outpatients and Inpatients With COVID-19 in Bushehr: A Report From the South of Iran
Author(s) -
Mohsen Keshavarz,
Ahmad Tavakoli,
Sareh Zanganeh,
Mohammad Javad Mousavi,
Katayoun Vahdat,
Mehdi Mahmudpour,
Iraj Nabipour,
Amirhossein Darabi,
Saeid Keshmiri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
future virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.462
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1746-0808
pISSN - 1746-0794
DOI - 10.2217/fvl-2020-0231
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , creatinine , incidence (geometry) , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , urine , blood urea nitrogen , lactate dehydrogenase , gastroenterology , pathology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , optics , enzyme
Aim: To investigate clinical, laboratory and imaging features of COVID-19 patients in Bushehr, a southern province of Iran. Materials & methods: A total of 148 COVID-19 patients were enrolled. The patients were categorized into four groups including inpatients, outpatients, elderly and nonelderly. Clinical, laboratory and computed tomography characteristics were analyzed and compared. Results: Levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP, lactate dehydrogenase and aspartate aminotransferas among inpatients were higher than outpatients. There were significant differences in the levels of creatinine and blood urine nitrogen between elderly and nonelderly patients. The incidence of ground-glass opacities in inpatients was significantly higher than in outpatients. Conclusion: COVID-19 is associated with more severe renal failure in elderly patients. Elderly patients with underlying conditions are at increased risk of severe progression of COVID-19.
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