ENT manifestations of Covid-19 patients: A hospital based study:

Objectives:To study & discuss the different Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) manifestations of laboratory confirmed Covid positive patient reported in TRIHMS Hospital. INTRODUCTION:Corona virus (Covid 19) is an infectious diseases caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.Corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), firstly known as the 2019 novel Corona virus (2019-nCoV), started in Wuhan in China at December 2019 [1].And has spread all over the world.World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed it as a pandemic disease and declared the outbreak as public health emergency of international concerned (PHEIC) on 30 th January 2020 [2].The COVID-19 is part of the species of the SARS-related corona viruses that have led to previous epidemics over the last two decades as SARS-CoV in 2002-2003 in China and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) in 2012-2013 in Saudi Arabia [3].The COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, present mainly by lower respiratory tract related symptoms such as fever, cough, dyspnoea, fatigue and chest tightness that could progress rapidly to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [3].COVID-19 also causes symptoms in Ear Nose and throat.Many patient of Covid 19 present with nasal congestion, runny nose, Nasal obstruction partial or total loss of Smell, Pharyngitis, Sore throat, Headache, Tonsil enlargement.The diagnosis of the COVID 19 is mainly done by clinical suspicion of symptoms, history of contact, and confirmed by rapid test from the swab samples of nose and throat by RTPCR.Treatment of COVID 19 is symptom control and Novel anti-viral drugs.Common mitigation measures during pandemic includes travel restrictions, lock down, closure of business establishment, work place hazards controls, mask mandates, quarantines , testing system, contact tracing of infected person.The pandemic causes severe social & economic disruption around the world and largest global recession in the world.