TY - JOUR T1 - COVID-19 in older adults JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med DO - 10.3949/ccjm.88a.ccc080 AU - Saket Saxena AU - Ardeshir Z. Hashmi Y1 - 2021/09/16 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2021/09/14/ccjm.88a.ccc080.abstract N2 - The impact of COVID-19 varies by age group, and it has become clear that individuals over 65 years are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 both in terms of severity of illness and mortality. Atypical presentations in older adults may result from pathophysiologic changes during aging and immune dysregulation because of the cumulative impact of chronic comorbidities. Herein we review the different clinical presentations of illness for older adults, the unique challenges faced by this population, and strategies for treatment. ER -