{"id":34867,"date":"2020-11-03T22:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T16:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/?p=34867"},"modified":"2020-11-03T22:00:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T16:30:26","slug":"unusual-symptoms-delay-covid-19-diagnosis-dak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=34867","title":{"rendered":"Unusual symptoms delay Covid-19 diagnosis: DAK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Srinagar, Nov 03(KINS):\u00a0<\/strong>Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said patients with Covid-19 infection come to Kashmir hospitals with unusual symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAtypical symptoms delay testing, diagnosis and isolation of Covid-19 patients,\u201d said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPatients with Covid-19 infection typically present with respiratory symptoms. However, patients come to hospitals with non-respiratory symptoms,\u201d he said in a statement to news agency KINS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCovid-19 patients present with strokes, nerve issues or altered mental status with no respiratory symptoms or radiological features of lung involvement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>DAK President said while elderly people have the highest rates for hospitalization and death, they don\u2019t develop typical symptoms. They come with confusion which turns out to be the only sign of having Covid-19 infection in them.<br \/>\u201cWe see patients coming with heart attacks, heart failure and rhythm disturbances as the only presenting feature of Covid-19 infection,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPatients drop in with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea as their sole complaint.\u201d<br \/>Dr Nisar said eye manifestations or skin rashes are seen in some Covid-19 patients as the only presenting feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPatients getting admitted with acute renal failure or liver failure with no reason turn out to be positive for Covid,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA well controlled diabetic coming with elevated sugars and a stable lung disease patient dropping oxygen level without any reason and we find Covid as the culprit in them,\u201d he added.<br \/>\u201cWhen patients lack classic signs, health professionals don\u2019t think of the diagnosis and patients go undiagnosed and untreated,\u201d Dr Nisar said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is important that public and healthcare professionals are aware of the possibility of Covid-19 presenting with non-specific symptoms, so that cases of Covid-19 with atypical presentations are not missed when they present to healthcare settings,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPrompt recognition of Covid and prompt treatment is the key to reduce the chances of serious illness and death. Recognizing these unusual presentations of Covid-19 is crucial to reduce the risk of transmission of infection in hospital settings,\u201d said Dr Nisar. (KNS)<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Nov 03(KINS):\u00a0Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said patients with Covid-19 infection come to Kashmir hospitals with unusual symptoms. \u201cAtypical symptoms delay testing, diagnosis and isolation of Covid-19 patients,\u201d said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. \u201cPatients with Covid-19 infection typically present with respiratory symptoms. 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