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.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2, Hospitalization, Clinical features, Computed tomography, Iran, laboratory markers, 【초록키워드】 elderly, CRP, progression, elderly patients, lactate dehydrogenase, Laboratory, ground-glass opacity, Characteristics, clinical, Patient, Urine, outpatients, incidence, patients, Blood, creatinine, COVID-19 patient, Inpatients, Inpatient, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, significant difference, increased risk, aspartate, material, renal, feature, enrolled, analyzed, underlying condition, significantly higher, Level, Bushehr, four group, 【제목키워드】 Characteristics, clinical, outpatients and inpatient, with COVID-19,