Características clínicas del COVID-19 en la Unidad de Emergencia del Hospital Barros Luco: los primeros 103 pacientes

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Background: The clinical manifestations, mortality rates, laboratory and imaging findings of SARS-CoV2 infection are not yet fully elucidated. Aim: To describe the clinical manifestations, imaging and laboratory findings of 164 SARS-CoV 2 (+) patients consulting at an emergency room of a public general hospital. Material and methods: Review of medical records, imaging and laboratory results of 164 patients aged between 16 and 92 years (585 males) consulting at the emergency room between march and April 2020. Results: The most common presenting symptom was dry cough in 47% of patients, followed by headache in 42% and myalgias in 42%. Forty five percent referred contact with an infected patient or having travelled out of town. Thirty-three (20%) required hospital admission and 5% required admission to an intensive care unit. Conclusions: These patients were predominantly young, and their most common symptoms were dry cough, headache and myalgias.