Clinical Profile of COVID-19 Patients: Seeking Healthcare in Diabetic Association Medical College Hospital, Faridpur

DOI: https://doi.org/10.70357/jdamc.2021.v0501.02

Biswas M A1 , Rahman A2 , Haque M M3

Abstract

Background: The novel corona virus has been identified as the cause of respiratory illness in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, since December, 2019. It has spread almost all the countries and areas in world. The first corona virus disease detected (covid-
19 case) in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 8 March, 2020. Gradually numbers were rising alarmingly.

Objective: This study was carried out to find out the age and sex distribution, clinical presentations, impact of co morbidities, complications and mortality of confirmed covid-19 patients attended in respiratory medicine outdoor of a teaching hospital in
Faridpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Methods: It was a cross-sectional study, included 1458 patient with respiratory problem seeking help in respiratory medicine outdoor from 8 June 2020 to 25 Dec 2020. Among them 580 clinically suspected patient advised RT PCR for COVID 19 and
283 were found COVID-19 positive. Then data were collected from confirm cases and checked & analyzed accordingly.

Results: Most of the COVID-19 confirms patients were aged between 26-35 years old, and most common symptoms were fever 83% followed by cough(64.0%), shortness of breath(47.0%) and sore throat(43.0%). Regarding co-morbidities about 48.0% had diabetes mellitus followed by hypertension 35.0%, ischemic heart disease 32.0% and bronchial asthma 29.0%. About 29.0% of the Covid-19 positive patients were admitted in hospitals. After recovery 45% of the admitted patient developed post COVID-19 symptoms.

Conclusion: Corona viruses cause mild respiratory symptoms most commonly fever, cough or runny nose to severe respiratory distress followed by death. Middle aged male were more affected but severity and mortality was higher in elderly, and in co- morbid patients, so management of this group should be done more cautiously. Most of the severe cases developed multiple post COVID-19 symptoms so regular follow-up should be given even after cure from COVID-19

Keywords: COVID-19, Co-morbidity, RT-PCR, Post COVID symptoms.


  1. Associate Professor and head, Department of Respiratory Medicine

    Dayanand Ayurvedic Medical College And Hospital

  2. Medical Officer, Respiratory Medicine

    Dayanand Ayurvedic Medical College And Hospital

  3. Medical Officer, Nephrology

    Dayanand Ayurvedic Medical College And Hospital


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