COVID-19 tsunami: the first case of a spinal cord injury patient in Italy
| Résumé | Introduction: We present the report of the first, to our best knowledge, case of COVID-19 in a tetraplegic person. Case presentation: A 56-year-old male with AIS A C4 tetraplegia developed fever during the night, without any prodrome. His general practitioner suspected a urinary tract infection and prescribed him antibiotic therapy. After 2 days of antibiotic therapy the fever still persisted, so the individual was admitted to the local hospital and treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. After 2 days he was transferred to our spinal unit. Considering the worsening of the chest X-ray and fever despite 48 h of broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, we strongly suspected viral pneumonia. SARS-CoV-2 was detected and antiviral therapy with Lopinavir/Ritonavir, associated with hydroxychloroquine, was promptly started. Fever ceased after 2 days of therapy. |
| Auteurs | Gabriele Righi, Giulio Del Popolo |
| Titre de revue/journal, volume et numéro | Revue Nature, volume 6, numéro 22. |
| Langue de la publication et/ou de traduction | Anglais (langue originale) |
| Année de parution | 2020 |
| Pays | Italie |
| Institutions affiliées | Hôpital universitaire de Carregi |
| Lien vers la publication | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41394-020-0274-9.pdf |
| Type d’accès à la publication | Gratuit |
| Mots clés | Tetraplegia, X-Ray, COVID-19, antiviral therapy |
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