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.
Artículo
en Inglés
| 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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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Coronavirus
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Disnea
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Hipoxia
Tipo de estudio:
Reporte de caso
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Estudios diagnósticos
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Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Jcpsp.2020.Supp1.S37
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