Neumonía intersticial como manifestación de COVID-19: reporte de caso

Samantha Cordero Díaz; Pablo Cárdenas Palacios; Cindy Chávez López; Eliana Espinoza Tapia; Claudia Clavijo Rosales

doi:10.56294/saludcyt2023261

Case Report

Published: 2022-02-01

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt2023261

Interstitial pneumonia as a manifestation of COVID-19: case report

Abstract

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia is a group of progressive diseases of unknown origin affecting the lower respiratory tract; diffuse alveolitis and disorders in the alveolar structures characterize it. This report presents the case of a male 52-year-old patient with pulmonary nodule antecedents suspected of having tuberculosis and a positive PCR test. He went to the doctor because he had a 15-day evolution manifestation characterized by a thermal increase and malaise. The physical examination showed dyspneic facies with a semi-fowler attitude and kept psychomotor activity, as well as the presence of dry oral mucosa. The other parameters were normal. After several tests, he was diagnosed as having viral COVID-19 pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome; due to the serious condition of the patient, he was transferred to the ICU, where he was treated with oxygen therapy via a mask with a reservoir for SAT >90%, Ringer´s lactate 1,000 cubic centimeters + 2 grams of vitamin C + 5 cubic centimeters of complex B (40 milliliters per hour) and antibiotic therapy with Piperacillin Tazobactam 4.5 grams in slow diffusion in 3 hours every 6 hours.

Keywords:

Interstitial pneumonia,

COVID-19,

PCR,

How to Cite

Cordero Díaz S, Cárdenas Palacios P, Chávez López C, Espinoza Tapia E, Clavijo Rosales C. Interstitial pneumonia as a manifestation of COVID-19: case report. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología [Internet]. 2022 Feb. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 16];3:261. Available from: https://revista.saludcyt.ar/ojs/index.php/sct/article/view/261

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