Abstract:The coronavirus disease-2019 outbreak has become a major global health problem since December 2019. COVID-19 has heterogeneous clinical features ranging from an asymptomatic course to multi-organ failure. It is also a major cause of morbidity and mortality in some patients. In this context, patients with chronic diseases are more susceptible to these effects. The cascade of inflammatory mediators in COVID-19 may lead to many systemic symptoms (1,2). Although direct involvement of the skeletal muscles by viral… Show more
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