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Symptomatic relapse and long-term sequelae of COVID-19 in a previously healthy 30-year-old man.
Abdallah, Hatem; Porterfield, Florence; Fajgenbaum, David.
  • Abdallah H; Department of Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Hatem.Abdallah@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
  • Porterfield F; Department of Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Fajgenbaum D; Department of Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
BMJ Case Rep ; 13(12)2020 Dec 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-975666
ABSTRACT
Much has been reported on the clinical course of severe COVID-19, but less is known about the natural history and sequalae of mildly symptomatic cases and the prospects of reinfection or recurrence of symptoms. We report a case of a patient with mildly symptomatic PCR-confirmed COVID-19 who, after being symptom-free for 2 weeks, redeveloped symptoms and was found to be PCR-positive again >4 weeks from original testing. Surprisingly, IgG and IgM antibody testing was negative 2 months after reinfection. Although no negative testing was performed between the two symptomatic bouts, this case raises the possibility of reinfection after controlling the virus and highlights the long period with which a patient can shed virus and experience symptoms after initial infection. Characterising variations in clinical symptoms and length of viral shedding after improvement is essential for informing recommendations on patients safely resuming contact with others.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Reinfection / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bcr-2020-239825

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Reinfection / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bcr-2020-239825