Open AccessCOVID‐19 hospitalization with later long COVID in a person with Down syndrome
Author(s) -
Amin Mohammad Ashraful,
Khan Ishtiakul Islam,
Nahin Sabrina,
Bonna Atia Sharmin,
Afrin Sadia,
Hawlader Mohammad Delwer Hossain
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6425
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , population , pneumonia , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , virology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , environmental health
Viruses that induce pulmonary difficulties and auto‐inflammation are more common in people with Down syndrome. They also have a higher number of comorbidities associated with a worse prognosis than the overall population. Adult patients with acute COVID‐19 are increasingly being diagnosed with Long COVID. However, patients with Down syndrome with later long COVID‐19 are the first example documented in Bangladesh.