A Case of 45-Year Man Who Succumbed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
; 30(6): 37-39, 2020 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-690665
ABSTRACT
We present a case of a 45-year male with history of fever and cough, followed by shortness of breath, lethargy and confusion at home. He was a known hypertensive, smoker and naswaar addict. He had history of contact with a friend who had recently returned from China, and used to work there as a physician. On presentation, he was hypoxic with bilateral coarse crepitations; and chest radiograph showed left middle zone consolidation. Considering the current pandemic, provisional diagnosis of meningoencephilits, with bilateral pneumonia owing to COVID-19, was made. Throat swab was sent for COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR). He was managed in intensive care unit (ICU) with broad-spectrum antibiotics, hydroxychloroquine alongwith anticoagulants; but he remained hypoxic with rapidly worsening clinical course, requiring mechanical ventilation; and ultimately succumbed to the disease. Report of COVID-19 PCR came positive after 24 hours. Key words Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Meningoencephalitis, Pneumonia.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Coronavirus
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Dyspnea
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Hypoxia
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jcpsp.2020.Supp1.S37
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