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A 63-year-old man with hypoxemia and shock after initial recovery from COVID-19 pneumonia
Sahajal Dhooria1, Amanjit Bal2, Mandeep Garg3
1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Abstract:
A 63-year-old man presented with fever and breathlessness during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. He was diagnosed to have severe COVID-19 pneumonia. He was treated with oxygen, noninvasive ventilation, and glucocorticoids. He improved over 5 weeks and was shifted out of the intensive care unit. Subsequently, he experienced worsening during hospitalization with refractory hypoxemia and shock and finally succumbed to his illness. An autopsy was performed. Herein, we have presented a clinical discussion on the possible causes of the patient's fatal outcome followed by the autopsy findings.
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