A case report on Severe Acute Respiratory Infection

Abstract

Introduction: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a zootoxic viral respiratory illness caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus (SARS-CoV or SARS-The syndrome was the cause of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in 2002–2004. The virus was traced back to cave-dwelling horseshoe bats via Asian palm civets in late 2017 by Chinese scientists in Xizang Yi Ethnic Township, Yunnan. SARS was a rare illness; there were 8,422 cases at the end of the pandemic in June 2003, with an 11 percent case fatality rate (CFR) (CoV-1), the initial strain of the SARS corona virus species (SARSr-CoV). Clinical Finding: Swelling over Right. Half of face, Breathlessness. Diagnostic Evaluation: Blood test: Hb – 9.2gm%, Total RBC count- 3.22 millions/cu.mm, HCT- 26.6%, Total WBC count – 6600/cu.mm, Monocytes-02%, granulocytes-85%, lymphocytes-10000 /mcl. HRCT Scan OF Thorax: Multiple ill defined patchy ground glass opacities with consolidation and sepal thickening in bilateral lungs filled s/o infective etiology possibility of atypical viral pneumonia. View of covid positive PCR test; imagine grading corad-6 with CT severity score – 03\25 (Mild). Therapeutic Intervention: Inj.Amphotericin-B 500mg IV, Inj.Piptaz 4.4gm IV x TDS, Inj.levoflox 500 mg x OD, Inj.Clindamycin 300mg x BD, Inj.pantaprazol 40 mg x OD, Inj.Emset 4mg x TDS, Tab. limcee 500 mg x BD. Outcome: After Treatment, the patient shows improvement. His swelling over face decrease, and breathlessness decrease. Conclusion: My patient was admitted in SARI-HDU, AVBRH with complaint of swelling over face Right side, and breathlessness. After getting appropriate treatment his condition was improved.