COVID-19 in Patients With a Past History of Chemical War Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study in Southern Iran.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
; : 1-3, 2021 May 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2258209
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to determine whether COVID-19 is associated with a different presenting clinical picture or a more severe course of illness in people with a past history of chemical war injury.METHODS:
This is a multicenter retrospective study in Fars Province, Iran, from August 22 to October 4, 2020. People with a past history of chemical war injury and COVID-19 were studied. Two age- and sex-matched control groups, double the size of the patient group each, from the same database of patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized at the same time (ie, healthy controls and pseudocontrols).RESULTS:
A total of 46 people with a past history of chemical war injury, 92 healthy controls, and 92 pseudocontrols were studied. People with COVID-19 and a past history of chemical war injury had a significantly higher rate of chest pain compared with others. There were no other clinical differences between the groups. Mortality rate was 17.39%, 15.21%, and 27.17% in people with a past history of chemical war injury, the control group, and the pseudocontrol group, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
A past history of a chemical war injury does not add to the risk of COVID-19 and does not significantly modify its clinical picture either.
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Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dmp.2021.137
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