The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently declared coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) a public health emergency of international concern. Egypt is one of the countries that has been infected by Covid-19. The characteristics of clinical presentation, laboratory and radiological data are not yet studied. Outcomes of covid-19 in Egypt also have not been described yet.
Patients admitted to Assiut University hospital, Al Rajhi liver hospital and other covid-19
Quarantine hospitals will be included. The characteristics of patients will be described such
as demographic data; age, sex,history of contact to COVID-19 patients or traveling abroad and
their clinical manifestation such as fever,cough,shortness of breath, sore throat, diarrhea.
Laboratory data will also be included such as blood picture,D-Dimer, serum ferritin,
creatinine, liver enzymes, oxygen saturation and covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Radiological data will be described as regarding chest X-ray and/or computed tomography.
Patients will be followed until complications, improvement, transfer to another hospital or
death and their outcome will be described.
Other: Follow up
Follow up to assess the outcome until complications, improvement, death or being transferred to another quarantine hospital.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with diagnosis of Covid-19 .
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients refuse to participate in the study