Fourty-nine years old woman co-infected with SARS-CoV-2 and Mycoplasma: A case report.
World J Clin Cases
; 8(23): 6080-6085, 2020 Dec 06.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-994310
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a new virus responsible for the outbreak of respiratory illness known as coronavirus disease 2019 (CoVID-19). Mycoplasma is an uncommon co-infected pathogen with SARS-CoV-2 and has not yet been reported. Computed tomography (CT), used as an accessory examination, may play a more significant role in this co-infection. CASESUMMARY:
A 49-year-old female presented with a cough, expectoration and chest congestion followed by elevated C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. CT images showed ground-glass opacities in bilateral lower lobes and a patchy and striate shadow in the right upper lobe. Immunoglobulin M antibody of Mycoplasma pneumoniae was positive and real-time fluorescence polymerase chain reaction of sputum was positive for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid. The diagnosis of CoVID-19 was made based on laboratory results, chest CT images, clinical manifestations and epidemiologic characteristics. She was treated with combination therapy for 17 d and showed a marked reCoVery.CONCLUSION:
Co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and Mycoplasma in CoVID-19 patients appears to be uncommon. CT is an acceptable method for the primary diagnosis and treatment should be initiated as soon as possible. Combination therapy with antiviral, anti-inflammatory, traditional Chinese herbal medicine and interferon inhalation may be a reference for further progress in treating this co-infection.
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Topics:
Traditional medicine
Language:
English
Journal:
World J Clin Cases
Year:
2020
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Article
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Wjcc.v8.i23.6080
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