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VARICELLA ZOSTER CO-INFECTION IN A PATIENT WITHCOVID-19

COVID-19'LU BİR HASTADA VARİSELLA ZOSTER KO ENFEKSİYONU

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1094–1098
Publication Date
2022-10-12
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In this article, we aimed to report this case to raise awareness that COVID-19 infection can be accompanied by other diseases such as zona zoster.

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Objective & Hypothesis:COVID-19 Disease has a wide clinical spectrum from asymptomatic infection to critically ill, a small number of COVID-19 patients experience a severe illness that can result in death.
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Key Findings & Data:Less information is available in the literature regarding cutaneous lesions in COVID-19 disease.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, we aimed to report this case to raise awareness that COVID-19 infection can be accompanied by other diseases such as zona zoster.
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Abstract

COVID-19 Disease has a wide clinical spectrum from asymptomatic infection to critically ill, a small number of COVID-19 patients experience a severe illness that can result in death. Less information is available in the literature regarding cutaneous lesions in COVID-19 disease. A 42-year-old male patient with no known disease came to our emergency department after fever, dry cough, weakness, rashes, and headache complaints that started 3 days ago. In this article, we aimed to report this case to raise awareness that COVID-19 infection can be accompanied by other diseases such as zona zoster.

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COVID-19 Hastalığı, asemptomatik enfeksiyondan kritik hastalığa kadar geniş bir klinik yelpazeye sahiptir, azsayıda COVID-19 hastası ölümle sonuçlanabilecek ciddi hastalıklar yaşar. Literatürde COVID-19 hastalığındakutanöz lezyonlarla ilgili daha az bilgi mevcuttur. 42 yaşında, bilinen hastalığı olmayan erkek hasta, 3 gün öncebaşlayan ateş, kuru öksürük, halsizlik, kızarıklık ve baş ağrısı şikayetlerinden sonra acil servisimize geldi. Buyazıda, COVID-19 enfeksiyonunun zona zoster gibi diğer hastalıklarda da görülebileceği konusunda farkındalıkyaratmayı amaçladık.

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OĞUZTURK, H., CELİK, G. K., KORKUT, S., KAYIPMAZ, A. E. (2022). VARICELLA ZOSTER CO-INFECTION IN A PATIENT WITHCOVID-19. Ankara Medical Journal, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 4, 1094–1098. https://ajindex.com/articles/441825

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