COVID 19 pneumonia in Down syndrome patients : About 2 cases

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INTRODUCTION: Covid-19 is a severe emerging infection with high rate of mortality. Patients with Covid-19 and Down syndrome represent a high rate of morbidity and mortality.

CASE PRESENTATION: Case 1: A 27-year-old white male with Down's syndrome admitted to the ICU for Covid-19 infection with lung damage of 30-50%. The patient improved and referred to the pulmonology department.Case 2: A 49-year-old man admitted to the ICU for Covid-19 infection with a lung damage of 50%. The evolution was lethal and he passed away after 12 days of his admission.

CONCLUSION: People suffering from Down syndrome should be given priority in the management of acute respiratory distress following infection with SARS COV2, or even candidates for early immunosuppressive treatment and possible vaccination once started.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65

Enthalten in:

Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) - 65(2021) vom: 25. Mai, Seite 102324

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

El Kaouini, Abderrahim [VerfasserIn]
El Rhalete, Abdelilah [VerfasserIn]
Aabdi, Mohammed [VerfasserIn]
Azizi, Mohammed [VerfasserIn]
Maarad, Mohammed [VerfasserIn]
Bahouh, Choukri [VerfasserIn]
Bkiyer, Houssam [VerfasserIn]
Housni, Brahim [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19 pneumonia
Case Reports
Cytokinic storm
Down syndrome
Immune deregulation
Pro-inflammatory factors

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Date Revised 02.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102324

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NLM324610122