Open AccessCOVID-19 Associated Pneumonia and Pleural Effusion Masquerading as Heart Failure in Rheumatic Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Jahanzeb Malik,
Nismat Javed,
Hesham Naeem,
Rana Abdul Sattar,
Umar Z. Ikram
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2020_001842
Subject(s) - medicine , myalgia , outbreak , pandemic , pneumonia , covid-19 , disease , heart failure , pleural effusion , heart disease , china , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , law
The ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that began in Wuhan, China, became an international emergency when thousands of people were infected around the world. COVID-19 emerged in Pakistan in April 2020, precipitating a nationwide lockdown. While some countries are now recovering from the pandemic, its peak is not estimated to occur in Pakistan until August 2020. We present a case of rheumatic heart disease with fever, myalgia and an unusual radiological finding of the virus.