COVID-19 pneumonia: a tailor-made dress for a Down syndrome patient

COVID-19 pneumonia: a tailor-made dress for a Down syndrome patient

We report here a case of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in a 40-year-old Caucasian woman with Down syndrome admitted to the Internal Medicine Unit. She was initially treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. When respiratory conditions dramatically worsened, she was not admitted to the...

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Main Authors: Simona Uggeri, Fabio Gilioli, Rossella Cosenza, Francesca Nasi, Stefano Moreali, Novella Guicciardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2
continuous positive airway pressure
morphine
Down syndrome.
Online Access:https://italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1377
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Summary:We report here a case of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia in a 40-year-old Caucasian woman with Down syndrome admitted to the Internal Medicine Unit. She was initially treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. When respiratory conditions dramatically worsened, she was not admitted to the intensive care unit because of impaired cognitive function. Thus helmet-based continuous positive airway pressure was started. The respiratory conditions progressively improved, reaching spontaneous breathing.
ISSN:1877-9344
1877-9352

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