scholarly journals COVID-19 Reinfection: A Case Series

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surabhi Jaggi ◽  
Varinder Saini ◽  
Deepak Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Herd Immunity ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Complete Recovery ◽  
First Case ◽  
Repeat Infection ◽  
Asymptomatic Disease

Coronovirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) manifests with a varied spectrum of symptoms ranging from asymptomatic disease to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and death. Contrary to the expectation of the herd immunity in controlling the pandemic, reinfection with COVID-19 poses a new threat in the control of the pandemic. Authors hereby have described three cases who developed COVID-19 infection for the second time after complete recovery from the first infection. All three patients were less than 50 years of age with no co-morbidities. First case developed the second infection three weeks after having recovered from the first infection whereas second and third case developed repeat infection after two and four months of recovery respectively. The severity of the repeat infection along with the duration between the two infections has been discussed in this article.

scholarly journals The Use of a Kinetic Therapy Rotational Bed in Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Series

Children ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 303
Author(s):  
Daniel T. Cater ◽  
Aimee R. Ealy ◽  
Erin Kramer ◽  
Samer Abu-Sultaneh ◽  
Courtney M. Rowan
Keyword(s):  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Arterial Line ◽  
Prone Positioning ◽  
Retrospective Case ◽  
Oxygenation Indices

Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) commonly have dependent atelectasis and heterogeneous lung disease. Due to the heterogenous lung volumes seen, the application of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) can have both beneficial and deleterious effects. Alternating supine and prone positioning may be beneficial in ARDS by providing more homogenous distribution of PEEP and decreasing intrapulmonary shunt. In pediatrics, the pediatric acute lung injury and consensus conference (PALICC) recommended to consider it in severe pediatric ARDS (PARDS). Manually prone positioning patients can be burdensome in larger patients. In adults, the use of rotational beds has eased care of these patients. There is little published data about rotational bed therapy in children. Therefore, we sought to describe the use of a rotational bed in children with PARDS. We performed a retrospective case series of children who utilized a rotational bed as an adjunctive therapy for their PARDS. Patient data were collected and analyzed. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed and reported. Oxygenation indices (OI) pre- and post-prone positioning were analyzed. Twelve patients with PARDS were treated with a rotational bed with minimal adverse events. There were no complications noted. Three patients had malfunctioning of their arterial line while on the rotational bed. Oxygenation indices improved over time in 11 of the 12 patients included in the study while on the rotational bed. Rotational beds can be safely utilized in pediatric patients. In larger children with PARDS, where it may be more difficult to perform a manual prone position, use of a rotational bed can be considered a safe alternative.

scholarly journals A Case of Cutaneous Infection Caused by Mycobacterium Szulgai with Progression to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. CCRep.S7180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiromitsu Ohta ◽  
Eisaku Miyauchi ◽  
Masahito Ebina ◽  
Toshihiro Nukiwa
Keyword(s):  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
Lavage Fluid ◽  
Skin Ulcers ◽  
First Case ◽  
B Virus ◽  
Hepatitis B Virus Carrier

A 59-year-old man presented with a skin eruption and bilateral swelling of the legs. Soon after the initial presentation, he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with miliary lung nodules. Culture of samples from the skin ulcers, sputum, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid all revealed Mycobacterium szulgai infection. The patient was successfully treated with antituberculosis drugs. M. szulgai infection is very rarely reported worldwide, and disseminated infection usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. However, the present patient was a non-immunocompromised case, although he was a hepatitis B virus carrier. While the progression to ARDS from M. tuberculosis infection is well known, this is the first case of M. szulgai infection progressing to ARDS.

scholarly journals Fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome in a patient with paracoccidioidomycosis: first case report

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 542-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gil Benard ◽  
André Nathan Costa ◽  
Juliana Ravanini ◽  
Silvia Goulart ◽  
Elisabeth Lima Nicodemo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Distress Syndrome ◽  
First Case
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