Clinical research COVID-19 disease: novel clinical manifestations and therapeutic exploration

ABSTRACT

Introduction: This study aims to provide further clarifications on some new clinical characteristics of COVID-19 recently discovered by our research group. Material and methods: In this single-centred, retrospective study, we collected all confirmed cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in Dazhou, Sichuan, China from January 23 to February 25, 2020. All the cases were either imported from Wuhan or transmitted in family clusters. We analysed general information on all patients. Meanwhile, the contents of lactic acid, Fib-C, and D-dimer in the serum of patients were detected.