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A 53-Year-Old Man Presents to the ED With Shortness of Breath, Cough, and Fever.
Roshkovan, Leonid; Thompson, Jeffrey C; Chatterjee, Neil; Galperin-Aizenberg, Maya; Katz, Sharyn I.
  • Roshkovan L; Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: leonid.roshkovan@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
  • Thompson JC; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Chatterjee N; Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Galperin-Aizenberg M; Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Katz SI; Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Chest ; 159(2): e107-e113, 2021 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1053266
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CASE PRESENTATION A 53-year-old man presented to the ED at a time of low severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, also known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), prevalence and reported 2 weeks of progressive shortness of breath, dry cough, headache, myalgias, diarrhea, and recurrent low-grade fevers to 39°C for 1 week with several days of recorded peripheral capillary oxygen saturation of 80% to 90% (room air) on home pulse oximeter. Five days earlier, he had visited an urgent care center where a routine respiratory viral panel was reportedly negative. A COVID-19 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction test result was pending at the time of ED visit. He reported a past medical history of gastroesophageal reflux disease that was treated with famotidine. Travel history included an out-of-state trip 3 weeks earlier, but no recent international travel.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 / Lung Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Chest Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 / Lung Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Chest Year: 2021 Document Type: Article