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Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
. 2020 Jul 10;7(8):001842.
doi: 10.12890/2020_001842. eCollection 2020.
COVID-19 Associated Pneumonia and Pleural Effusion Masquerading as Heart Failure in Rheumatic Heart Disease
Jahanzeb Malik[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nismat Javed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hesham Naeem[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rana Abdul Sattar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Umar Ikram[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
The ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that began in Wuhan, China, became an international emergency when thousands of people were infected around the world. COVID-19 emerged in Pakistan in April 2020, precipitating a nationwide lockdown. While some countries are now recovering from the pandemic, its peak is not estimated to occur in Pakistan until August 2020. We present a case of rheumatic heart disease with fever, myalgia and an unusual radiological finding of the virus.
Learning points: Unusual radiological findings are being seen in COVID-19 patients.Pleural effusion in a mildly symptomatic patient is a rare presentation of the disease.Early aggressive treatment can produce dramatic improvement in COVID-19 pneumonia.
Keywords: COVID-19; pleural effusion; rheumatic heart disease.
. 2020 Jul 10;7(8):001842.
doi: 10.12890/2020_001842. eCollection 2020.
COVID-19 Associated Pneumonia and Pleural Effusion Masquerading as Heart Failure in Rheumatic Heart Disease
Jahanzeb Malik[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nismat Javed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Hesham Naeem[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rana Abdul Sattar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Umar Ikram[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32789145
- PMCID: PMC7417058
- DOI: 10.12890/2020_001842
Abstract
The ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that began in Wuhan, China, became an international emergency when thousands of people were infected around the world. COVID-19 emerged in Pakistan in April 2020, precipitating a nationwide lockdown. While some countries are now recovering from the pandemic, its peak is not estimated to occur in Pakistan until August 2020. We present a case of rheumatic heart disease with fever, myalgia and an unusual radiological finding of the virus.
Learning points: Unusual radiological findings are being seen in COVID-19 patients.Pleural effusion in a mildly symptomatic patient is a rare presentation of the disease.Early aggressive treatment can produce dramatic improvement in COVID-19 pneumonia.
Keywords: COVID-19; pleural effusion; rheumatic heart disease.