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. 2020 Sep 7;12(9):e10289. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10289

Table 2. Clinical details, chest X-ray, laboratory findings, and patient outcomes.

RT-PCR: reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; CRP: C-reactive protein

Predominant clinical complaints Number of cases Percentage
Cough 8 44%
Fever 9 50%
Shortness of breath 7 39%
Abdominal pain 2 11%
Vomiting 1 6%
Pleuritic chest pain 2 11%
X-ray + 11 61%
X-ray − 2 11%
X-ray equivocal 4 22%
X-ray not performed 1 6%
RT-PCR + 13 67%
RT-PCR – 4 22%
RT-PCR not performed 1 6%
High CRP levels  18 100%
High D-dimer levels 5 28%
D-dimer levels not measured 13 72%
Mortality    
Alive 14 78%
Dead 4 22%