Does COVID-19 only affect lungs? AIIMS experts discuss extra-pulmonary manifestations of deadly virus - News Summed Up

Does COVID-19 only affect lungs? AIIMS experts discuss extra-pulmonary manifestations of deadly virus


The experts at AIIMS asserted on Thursday that manifestations of COVID-19 virus goes far beyond pulmonary complications that previous studies suggested. Randeep Guleria, director at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences observed that the virus' manifestations vary, affecting across organ systems. He further explained that though pulmonary manifestations continue to dominate in most cases of the pandemic, there are many COVID-19 patients who have extra-pulmonary manifestations. Almost all organs have some or other manifestation attributed to COVID-19 disease," he added. India has recorded 75,760 fresh COVID-19 cases with 1,023 deaths, in the last 24 hours.


Source: dna August 27, 2020 05:27 UTC



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