Open AccessAn unusual course of COVID-19 infection with late increase in C-reactive protein (clinical case reports)
Author(s) -
С. Ю. Чикина,
Michail Brovko,
Valery V. Royuk,
S. N. Avdeev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pulʹmonologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2541-9617
pISSN - 0869-0189
DOI - 10.18093/0869-0189-2020-30-5-709-714
Subject(s) - c reactive protein , covid-19 , pneumonia , medicine , radiological weapon , disease , intensive care medicine , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , inflammation
Clinical signs of COVID-19 infection are non-specific and diagnosis is typically based on comprehensive evaluation of the patient’s history, clinical status, radiological and laboratory findings. A common finding in COVID-19 patients is increased C-reactive protein (CRP), though in some patients, CRP remains within normal range notwithstanding the presence of other criteria of severe disease. We describe two clinical cases of COVID-19 with severe bilateral pneumonia and late increase in CRP. Similar cases re quite challenging for making the diagnosis and indicating the antiinflammatory therapy.