Diagnostic accuracy of infrared thermal imaging for detecting COVID-19 infection in minimally symptomatic patients.

Mario Aurelio Martínez-JiménezVictor M Loza-GonzalezEleazar Samuel Kolosovas-Machuca Mercedes E Yanes-Lane Ana Sofia Ramirez Garcia Luna José Luis Ramírez García Luna

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2020)

Among adults with a history of COVID-19 exposure and mild respiratory symptoms, a temperature asymmetry of ≥ 0.55°C between the lacrimal caruncle and the forehead is highly suggestive of COVID-19 infection. This finding questions the widespread use of the measurement of absolute temperature values of the forehead as a COVID-19 screening tool.

Keyphrases

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