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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spelling doaj-e8ed75089bef4e128c54b2aee47ec28b2021-03-19T06:09:12ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522021-03-0115110.4081/itjm.2021.1377COVID-19 pneumonia: a tailor-made dress for a Down syndrome patientSimona Uggeri0Fabio Gilioli1Rossella Cosenza2Francesca Nasi3Stefano Moreali4Novella Guicciardi5Internal Medicine Department, Mirandola Hospital, AUSL ModenaInternal Medicine Department, Mirandola Hospital, AUSL ModenaInternal Medicine Department, Mirandola Hospital, AUSL ModenaRadiodiagnostic Department, Mirandola Hospital, AUSL ModenaInternal Medicine Department, Mirandola Hospital, AUSL ModenaRadiodiagnostic Department, Mirandola Hospital, AUSL Modena 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. https://italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1377Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2continuous positive airway pressuremorphineDown syndrome.
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author Simona Uggeri
Fabio Gilioli
Rossella Cosenza
Francesca Nasi
Stefano Moreali
Novella Guicciardi
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Fabio Gilioli
Rossella Cosenza
Francesca Nasi
Stefano Moreali
Novella Guicciardi
COVID-19 pneumonia: a tailor-made dress for a Down syndrome patient
Italian Journal of Medicine
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2
continuous positive airway pressure
morphine
Down syndrome.
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Fabio Gilioli
Rossella Cosenza
Francesca Nasi
Stefano Moreali
Novella Guicciardi
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title COVID-19 pneumonia: a tailor-made dress for a Down syndrome patient
title_short COVID-19 pneumonia: a tailor-made dress for a Down syndrome patient
title_full COVID-19 pneumonia: a tailor-made dress for a Down syndrome patient
title_fullStr COVID-19 pneumonia: a tailor-made dress for a Down syndrome patient
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 pneumonia: a tailor-made dress for a Down syndrome patient
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publisher PAGEPress Publications
series Italian Journal of Medicine
issn 1877-9344
1877-9352
publishDate 2021-03-01
description 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.
topic Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2
continuous positive airway pressure
morphine
Down syndrome.
url https://italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1377
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