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First patient management of COVID-19 in Changsha, China: a case report.
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BMC Infectious Diseases . 11/11/2020, Vol. 20 Issue 1, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>In December 2019, the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. It rapidly spread and many cases were identified in multiple countries, posing a global health problem. Here, we report the first patient cured of COVID-19 infection in Changsha, China, and the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and management of this patient are all described in this report.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>A 57-year-old woman developed cough and fever after returning to Changsha from Wuhan on January 9, 2020. She tested positive for COVID-19 infection, a diagnosis which was supported by chest CT. The patient was treated with lopinavir and ritonavir tablets and interferon alfa-2b injection. A low dose of glucocorticoids was used for a short period to control bilateral lung immune response, and this patient avoided being crushed by cytokine storms that might have occurred. The clinical condition of this patient improved, and a COVID-19 assay conducted on January 25, 2020 generated negative results. This patient recovered and was discharged on January 30, 2020.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Currently, there are numerous reports on COVID-19 infections focusing on the disease's epidemiological and clinical characteristics. This case describes the symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and management of a patient cured of COVID-19 infection, which may serve as reference for future cases, while further studies are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *COVID-19
*SARS-CoV-2
*CYTOKINE release syndrome
*SYMPTOMS
*COVID-19 testing
*VIRAL pneumonia
*REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
*FEVER
*HETEROCYCLIC compounds
*LUNGS
*HIV protease inhibitors
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*RITONAVIR
*COUGH
*EPIDEMICS
*RESEARCH funding
*COMPUTED tomography
*POLYMERASE chain reaction
THERAPEUTIC use of glucocorticoids
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712334
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146949941
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05545-y