Coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus in a 32-Year-Old Man
| Autor: | Brittany Smith, Prabhjot Manes, Sungyub Lew |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Poor prognosis viruses Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pandemic Influenza Human Influenza A virus Medicine Humans Intensive care medicine Respiratory illness business.industry Coinfection SARS-CoV-2 fungi virus diseases COVID-19 Influenza a General Medicine Articles medicine.disease Coronavirus Respiratory failure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis RNA Viral Radiography Thoracic business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1941-5923 |
| Popis: | Patient: Male, 32-year-old Final Diagnosis: COVID-19 • influenza • pneumonia Symptoms: Cough • fever • shortness of breath Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Infectious Diseases Objective: Rare co-existance of disease or pathology Background: There was a growing presumption that coinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and another viral respiratory illness was nonexistent. Although there has been an increasing number of coinfection cases since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there is still a significant lack of information regarding the symptomatology, treatment, prognosis, and reasoning behind coinfection. This raises concern of the possibility of misdiagnosis or delay in treatment. Case Report: This case report discusses a coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A in a 32-year-old man to highlight that these viruses can coexist within the same patient. This patient unfortunately died of persistent respiratory failure after several days in the ICU. Conclusions: Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A can occur and lead to a poor prognosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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