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cord-350907-lazslqn0	Isik, Ahmet Turan	Covid-19 Infection in Older Adults: A Geriatrician’s Perspective	2020-07-06		.txt	text/plain	1533	87	55	1, 2 Regarding the severe course of the disease in the elderly, I would like to draw attention to some issues related to the diagnosis of Covid-19 infections in older patients. 2, 3 Older patients, especially frail ones with multiple comorbidities, may not show typical symptoms, such as fever, cough, chest discomfort, or excessive sputum production in pulmonary infections as much as young people do, and thus atypical presentations may be an important issue that causes delayed diagnosis of Covid-19 infections. 5, 11 In a study examining the cases in Wuhan, China, the origin of the infection, it was reported that the disease progresses more severely and even causes deaths, especially in older patients and individuals with chronic diseases. Furthermore, while Covid-19 is severe and fatal in older adults, evaluation of individuals over 65 years of age with a geriatrician's perspective is very important.	./cache/cord-350907-lazslqn0.txt	./txt/cord-350907-lazslqn0.txt