Varied Clinical Presentations of COVID-19 in Pregnant Women in Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore-Pakistan | [Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences • 2021]

Author(s):

1. SUMMERA ASLAM: Department of Gynaecology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,Lahore-,Pakistan

2. MEHNAZ GONDAL: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

3. TAYYABA TAHIRA: Department of Gynaecology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital,Lahore-,Pakistan

4. ZILLE HUMA: Department of Microbiology, University of Health Sciences, Lahore-Pakistan

5. MARIA MUMTAZ: Department of Pathology, Karachi Institute of Medical Sciences,Karachi-,Pakistan

6. MUNAZZA ZAHIR: Department of Pharmacology, Allama Iqbal Medical College,Lahore-,Pakistan

7. TALHA LAIQUE: Department of Pharmacology, Allama Iqbal Medical College,Lahore-,Pakistan

Abstract:

Background: The whole world is facing one of the biggest health related disasters of the century. As a novel disease, Covid-19 has so many parameters yet to explore. Aim: To explore varied pattern of clinical presentation of COVID-19 in obstetric population in tertiary care hospital. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Methodology: This study with enrolled pregnant females (n=36) was carried out after ethical review committee's (ERC) approval at Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore-Pakistan over a period of 3 months in 2020. Data was analyzed by SPSS software, version-20. Presenting symptoms of subjects were presented as frequency and percentage. Results: Total 36 patients were selected. Twenty four (66.66%) patients were symptomatic while the rest 12 (33.33%) patients were asymptomatic. Conclusion: We concluded that clinical presentation of COVID-19 pregnant patients is similar as in rest of the world and it is also same as in general population.

Page(s): 1266-1268

DOI: 10.53350/pjmhs211561266

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 15, Issue: 6, Year: 2021

Keywords:

COVID19 , COVID19 , Pregnant Patients and Clinical Presentation

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