J Med Cases . Prolonged Positive COVID-19 Test in Recovered Patient

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J Med Cases


. 2020 Nov;11(11):358-361.
doi: 10.14740/jmc3572. Epub 2020 Sep 23.
Prolonged Positive COVID-19 Test in Recovered Patient


Christine X Q Pham ¹ , Michelle Uttaburanont ^{1 2} , Maciej Witkos ³



Affiliations

• PMID: 33984090
• PMCID: PMC8040446
• DOI: 10.14740/jmc3572

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global pandemic that has affected millions worldwide since its initial outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Discussion of atypical cases of COVID-19 is essential to gaining insight into the clinical presentations of this infection. The authors report a case in which a 74-year-old female who sought medical evaluation via telemedicine for chief complaints of recurrent low-grade fever, dyspnea, dry cough, and myalgias and subsequently tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 multiple times in over 7 weeks despite prior resolution of symptoms. The patient's 78-year-old husband who resides in the same household also contracted the SARS-CoV-2.

Keywords: Antibody; COVID-19; Pandemic; RT-PCR; SARS-CoV-2; Self-quarantine; Telemedicine; Transmissibility.