An Afebrile and Severe COVID-19 Case That was Admitted Before the First Case Report in Our Country

Yıldırmak, Mustafa Taner; Harmancı, Kemal; Karabıyık, Sümeyye; Karahacıoglu, Duygu; Oktar, Mehtap

doi:10.4274/eamr.galenos.2020.14622

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An Afebrile and Severe COVID-19 Case That was Admitted Before the First Case Report in Our Country

Mustafa Taner Yıldırmak ¹

, Kemal Harmancı ²

, Sümeyye Karabıyık ¹

, Duygu Karahacıoglu ²

, Mehtap Oktar ¹

¹University of Health Sciences Turkey, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, İstanbul, Turkey
²University of Health Sciences Turkey, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Clinic of Radiology, İstanbul, Turkey

Eur Arch Med Res 2020; 36(): 72-76 DOI: 10.4274/eamr.galenos.2020.14622

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Abstract

Typical symptoms in Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia are fever, cough and shortness of breath. These findings may not always coexist. Patients can apply with atypical or less common complaints. In the days when the disease had not been detected in our country, the diagnosis and treatment process of a COVID-19 case presenting with findings suggesting community-acquired lower respiratory disease is presented.

Keywords: COVID-19, afebrile, case, quantitative lung CT