An unexplained death after routine cardiac surgery: how long have we dealt with coronavirus disease 2019?

Abstract We present a case report of fatal respiratory failure after cardiac surgery in the early stages of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak. Although not supported by epidemiological data nor clinical course, coronavirus disease 2019 infection was revealed post-mortem by immunohistochemical detection of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 spike protein in lung tissue.

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Generalized tetanus in an 11-year-old boy: A case report

Russian Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care ◽

10.17816/psaic693 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 69-75

Author(s):

Artem A. Kozlov ◽

Irina V. Shevchuk ◽

Aleksei E. Zavialov ◽

Anatoly N. Emelyanov

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Respiratory Failure ◽

Gastrointestinal Tract ◽

Pain Relief ◽

Antibiotic Therapy ◽

Clinical Course ◽

Treatment Strategies ◽

Adequate Pain Relief ◽

Choice Of Treatment ◽

Severe Tetanus

The study presents a case report of a generalized form of severe tetanus in an unvaccinated 11-year-old child. Pain and convulsive syndromes, respiratory failure, and damage to the gastrointestinal tract prevailed in the acute period. Antibiotic therapy, anti-tetanus serum, adequate pain relief, and anticonvulsant therapy were the leading treatments of the child. Moreover, the paper discusses literature data on the options for the clinical course and choice of treatment strategies. The lack of planned vaccination in children is unsafe.

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Effectiveness of steroid treatment for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia with COP-like reaction: a case report

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2020.415 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-13

Author(s):

Taehwa Kim ◽

Eunjeong Son ◽

Doosoo Jeon ◽

Su Jin Lee ◽

Seungjin Lim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Inflammatory Responses ◽

Clinical Course ◽

Steroid Treatment ◽

Lung Damage ◽

Organizing Pneumonia ◽

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ◽

Steroid Administration ◽

Anti Inflammatory

Abstract Several studies on the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are being conducted, and various drugs are being tried; however, the results have not been uniform. Steroids have been widely used in the treatment of COVID-19, but their effects are controversial. As immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory agents, steroids are considered to reduce lung damage by regulating various inflammatory responses. We report a case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 pneumonia manifesting as a cryptogenic organizing pneumonia-like reaction and discuss its treatment, clinical course, and favorable outcomes after steroid administration.

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Vaping-associated lung injury: a case report and literature review

Journal of Lung Health and Diseases ◽

10.29245/2689-999x/2021/2.1170 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Dewansh Goel ◽

Kenneth Iyamu

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Respiratory Failure ◽

Lung Injury ◽

Clinical Presentation ◽

Clinical Course ◽

Electronic Cigarettes ◽

Invasive Mechanical Ventilation ◽

Young Male ◽

Acute Onset ◽

Current Evidence

Usage of vaping and electronic cigarettes products is a growing trend among young adults, with rising rates worldwide. Such products are gaining popularity for many reasons including an alternative to smoking cigarettes, trying something new, or as a means to relax. While users may feel that these products are less harmful or a safer substitute to smoking traditional products, the side effect profile of vape inhalation has the potential for profound injury to the lung tissue and significant respiratory failure. We would like to present a case in which a young male who was evaluated at our Emergency department for acute onset respiratory failure subsequently requiring invasive mechanical ventilation in the setting of vaping associated lung injury (VALI). In the case report, we will highlight the patient’s clinical course as well as a summary of the current evidence surrounding evaluation, diagnosis and management of this emerging pathology. We want to emphasize the importance of a detailed history which should include the use of vaping products when a young patient presents with acute respiratory failure, allowing VALI to be in the differential diagnosis. Additionally, we want to compare the clinical presentation of VALI to that of COVID-19 pneumonia as they both have many similar attributes including symptoms and findings on lung imaging studies.

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Case Report: Post-mortem Histopathological and Molecular Analyses of the Very First Documented COVID-19-Related Death in Europe

Frontiers in Medicine ◽

10.3389/fmed.2021.612758 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Author(s):

Milenko Bogdanović ◽

Ivan Skadrić ◽

Tatjana Atanasijević ◽

Oliver Stojković ◽

Vesna Popović ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Unknown Origin ◽

Vitreous Humor ◽

Post Mortem ◽

Molecular Analyses ◽

First Case ◽

The Republic

In Europe, the first case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the first COVID-19-related death were reported in France on January 24th and February 15th, 2020, respectively. Officially, the first case of COVID-19 infection in the Republic of Serbia was registered on March 6th. Herein, we presented the first case of retrospective detection of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the post-mortem-obtained vitreous humor (VH), which took place on February 5th, 2020. This is the first death in Europe proven to be caused by COVID-19 by means of post-mortem histopathological and molecular analyses. Based on this finding, it appears that SARS-CoV-2 has been spreading faster and started spreading much earlier than it had been considered and that COVID-19 was probably the cause of the much-reported pneumonia of unknown origin in January and February 2020.

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A Case Report of Neonatal Acute Respiratory Failure Due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society ◽

10.1093/jpids/piaa064 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 390-392 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Mimi R Precit ◽

Rebecca Yee ◽

Vikram Anand ◽

Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai ◽

Utsav Pandey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Respiratory Failure ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Acute Respiratory Failure

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Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with a fulminant clinical course: a case report with definite diagnosis post mortem

Annals of Oncology ◽

10.1093/annonc/mdf214 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 1503-1506 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

M. Fiegl ◽

R. Greil ◽

C. Pechlaner ◽

J. Krugmann ◽

S. Dirnhofer

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

B Cell ◽

Clinical Course ◽

Cell Lymphoma ◽

B Cell Lymphoma ◽

Post Mortem ◽

Definite Diagnosis ◽

Large B Cell Lymphoma ◽

Large B Cell

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Loculated Empyema and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine ◽

10.12890/2021_002706 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah Ayad ◽

Kirolos Gergis ◽

Sherif Elkattawy ◽

Noreen Mirza ◽

Basel Abdelazeem ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Respiratory Failure ◽

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Organ Failure ◽

Respiratory Symptoms ◽

Clinical Course ◽

Clinical Manifestations ◽

Therapeutic Options ◽

Parapneumonic Effusion ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Hypoxic Respiratory Failure

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Clinical manifestations are diverse and can vary from mild respiratory symptoms to severe hypoxic respiratory failure. In severe cases, infection can cause gastrointestinal, renal, cardiac, neurological and haematological complications and result in multi-organ failure. There are very few reports of parapneumonic effusion in patients with COVID-19. We describe two patients with COVID-19 who had loculated empyema and discuss the clinical course and therapeutic options.

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