A 53-Year-Old Man Presents to the ED With Shortness of Breath, Cough, and Fever.
Chest
; 159(2): e107-e113, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1053266
ABSTRACT
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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Main subject:
COVID-19
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Lung
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Chest
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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