Flight of the COVID-19 patient: experience with a Wuhan evacuee: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Randy Taplitz¹  Francesca Torriani¹  Deepak Asudani²  Daniel Bouland²  Vineet Gupta²  Kevin Kwak²  Sandeep Segar² 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD) Health;Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Diego Health;

关键词: 2019 novel coronavirus;    SARS-CoV-2;    COVID-19;    Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2;    Remdesivir;    Quarantine;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13256-020-02396-8

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. Case presentation We report a case of a 51-year-old Chinese woman who was evacuated from Wuhan, China and diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 infection at a Southern California quarantine facility. Her clinical course was notable for high fevers, night sweats, productive cough, transient leukopenia, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, and transaminitis. Evolving hypoxia and infiltrates on chest imaging warranted the trial of an investigational antiviral drug - remdesivir. Our patient recovered and was discharged after 2 weeks of hospitalization. Conclusions This case highlights our patient’s clinical course, including diagnostic work-up, medical management, and challenges in defining non-infectivity in a relatively unknown disease.

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