Bronchiectasis as A Sequealae From COVID-19
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- 10.2991/ahsr.k.210115.022How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- COVID 19 sequelae, Bronchiectasis, UNS Hospital
- Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2). Ground glass opacity, fibrous stripe, and thickening of adjacent pleura are frequently reported sequelae of COVID-19. COVID-19 causing severe bronchiectasis in a previously healthy individual with no underlying lung conditions, has not been reported in literature yet. Therefore, this case report aimed to highlight the importance of COVID-19 infection-causing unusual lung changes such as bronchiectasis. Case report: This case, a 44-year-old woman, came to the UNS hospital complaining of shortness of breath, fever, and cough. The patient had no previous history of lung disease. The results of chest Xray when he entered the ER showed bilateral pneumonia. After further examinations, the COVID-19 nasopharyngeal RT-PCR swab was confirmed and was obtained with comorbid chronic heart failure. During the treatment, the sputum culture was examined, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was found. Two weeks after being declared cured of COVID-19, a chest X-ray and chest CT scan were performed, and bronchiectasis was obtained. Discussion: The long-term sequelae of COVID-19 infection is still being studied. Bronchiectasis is one of the scars of COVID-19 infection which can appear rapidly during COVID-19 infection. The predisposition for a sequela to COVID-19 in the form of bronchiectasis still requires further research, possibly due to the severe manifestations of COVID-19 infection. Comorbid and the development of bacterial pneumonia as the secondary infection was still suspected as predisposing factors for bronchiectasis in this case. Conclusion: Bronchiectasis is an atypical sequela of COVID-19, which gives a poor prognosis in post-COVID-19 patients because it reduces the patient’s quality of life.
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- © 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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TY - CONF AU - Hendrastutik Apriningsih AU - Nurhasan Agung Prabowo AU - Reviono AU - Tonang Dwi Ardyanto AU - Resta Farits Pradana PY - 2021 DA - 2021/01/16 TI - Bronchiectasis as A Sequealae From COVID-19 BT - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Sustainable Innovation 2020–Health Science and Nursing (ICoSIHSN 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 105 EP - 108 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.210115.022 DO - 10.2991/ahsr.k.210115.022 ID - Apriningsih2021 ER -