Extrapulomnary-extragastrointestinal manifestations in patients with COVID-19

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019) is a multisystem disorder. In terms of severity, the disease can manifest as mild, moderate, severe, or critical. Depending on the severity of the case, the patient may exhibit extrapulmonary or extragastrointestinal symptoms. Objective: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the extrapulmonary and extragastrointestinal symptoms of COVID-19 infection in patients and to make accurate predictions for follow-up care. Patient and method: This prospective observational study was conducted on (404) COVID-19 infected patients with positive COVID-19 PCR at El-sheikh Zayed Al-Nahyan Hospital from January 1st to June 30th, 2021. Results: There was a statistically significant difference between the clinical severity of illness regrding patient demographic features such as older age, male gender, co morbidities such as diabetes and hypertension; extra pulmonary – extra gastrointestinal manifestations. Conclusion: There is a correlation between COVID-19 illness that is severe and critical and the presence of preexisting conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, as well as older age, fatigue, anorexia, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, expectoration, dyspnea, chest pain, altered mental status, morbilliform rash, acute kidney injury, acute cardiac injury, and eye manifestations.