Clinicoepidemiological profile and outcome in patients of covid 19 with normal chest x-ray: study of 51 patients

Authors

  • Huma Firdaus Department of TB and Respiratory diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Nafees Ahmad Khan Department of TB and Respiratory diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Maqsumi Reza Department of TB and Respiratory diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Mansoor Ahmad Khan Department of TB and Respiratory diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Gishnu Krishnan Department of TB and Respiratory diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Nader Abdul Razak Department of TB and Respiratory diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Arushi Verma Department of TB and Respiratory diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Mohammad Shameem Department of TB and Respiratory diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Rakesh Bhargava Department of TB and Respiratory diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20205840

Keywords:

Clinical features and outcome, covid 19, Normal chest x-ray

Abstract

Background: Covid 19 was declared a pandemic by WHO on 11 March 2020. Patients usually have pneumonia on chest x-ray at time of presentation however many patients also do not develop pneumonia and have normal chest x-ray.

Methods: A total of 51 patients above the age of 15 years diagnosed with covid 19 by RT PCR of nasopharngeal/oropharyngeal samples were included in the study. History of symptoms onset was recorded, chest x-ray and haematological investigations were done of all patients.

Results: A total of 51 patients >15 years of age were included in the study. 28 were male and 23 were female patients. Maximum number of patients were in age group 15-30 years. Most common presenting complain was fever (49% patients). Most common comorbidity was diabetes mellitus. There was no mortality reported in patients with normal chest x-ray.

Conclusions: We conclude from the current study that patients with normal chest x-ray at the time of presentation have a very good outcome.

Author Biography

Huma Firdaus, Department of TB and Respiratory diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, senior resident

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2020-12-28

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Firdaus, H., Khan, N. A., Reza, M., Khan, M. A., Krishnan, G., Razak, N. A., Verma, A., Shameem, M., & Bhargava, R. (2020). Clinicoepidemiological profile and outcome in patients of covid 19 with normal chest x-ray: study of 51 patients. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 9(1), 181–185. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20205840

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