Unexpected Presentation of COVID-19 in a 38-Year-Old Male Patient: A Case Report
Narges Malih, Ghazal Hajinasrollah, Marjan Zare, M. Taheri
Abstract
We presently report the case of COVID-19 in a 38-year-old male who had come to the primary health care clinic of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, which specializes in the COVID-19 epidemic. He reported having fatigue, myalgia, fever, rash, and loss of taste and smell. The physical findings were maculopapular rash over his trunk, inguinal regions, and left arm, erythema of larynx with an aphthous lesion on left tonsil, he did not have a fever, and respiratory distress symptoms. There were no changes regarding COVID-19 in the spiral lung CT scan. However, the result of PCR for COVID-19 RNA was positive.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinemyalgiaRashDermatologyMaculopapular rashCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Presentation (obstetrics)ErythemaTrunkRespiratory distressPediatricsSurgeryInternal medicineEcologyBiologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Dermatological and COVID-19 studiesParvovirus B19 Infection StudiesStreptococcal Infections and Treatments