Publication: Empyema Thoracis in a Patient Admitted with COVID-19: A Case Report Authors
Date
2021
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract:
After almost a year of declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, unusual presentations of the disease continue to be reported. Very little is known about its association with pleural disease. Here, we present a case of empyema thoracis in a 39-year-old male admitted with COVID-19. The pleural fluid later turned serosanguinous and eventually bleeding from other sites also occurred. During his treatment, antibiotics were given, thoracocentesis was performed and later thoracotomy was done. He died on the 19th day of admission following a hemorrhagic stroke. Pleural disease, although considered atypical and unusual presentation of COVID-19, needs careful and prompt diagnosis and earliest intervention. COVID-19, being a disease that involves multiple systems, and presentation of the disease may eventually lead to circulatory dysfunction and hence should be kept under consideration.
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Angela Basnet
Department of Internal Medicine, Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital, Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-6510
Sabin Chaulagain
Department of Internal Medicine, Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital, Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3133-9640
Ashok Thapa
Department of Internal Medicine, Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital, Banepa, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal
Manita Khadka
Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9263-2598
Manoj Khadka
Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0449-9254
Dhan Bahadur Shrestha
Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8121-083X
Keywords
COVID-19, empyema, pleural