Clinical characteristics and therapeutic procedure for a critical case of novel coronavirus pneumonia treated with glucocorticoids and non-invasive ventilator treatment.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
; 53: e20200227, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-520055
ABSTRACT
The novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) outbreak occurred in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019. Here, we report the clinical characteristics and therapeutic procedure for a case of severe NCP. The patient was started on glucocorticoids and non-invasive ventilator treatment. After treatment, the patient's symptoms improved, and the status was confirmed as NCP negative. Our results may provide clues for the treatment of NCP.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
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Glucocorticoids
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0037-8682-0227-2020
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