Open AccessCOVID-19 pneumonia in kyphoscoliosis: The success stories
Author(s) -
Mohd Mustahsin,
Sanjay Choubey,
Garima Singh,
Madhulika Dubey,
Sachin Khanduri,
Rachit Sharma,
Amit Kumar Srivastava
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
monaldi archives for chest disease. pulmonary series/monaldi archives for chest disease/monaldi archives for chest disease. cardiac series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.196
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 2465-101X
pISSN - 1122-0643
DOI - 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1844
Subject(s) - kyphoscoliosis , medicine , pneumonia , covid-19 , pandemic , intensive care medicine , abnormality , comorbidity , respiratory failure , pediatrics , disease , surgery , scoliosis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , psychiatry
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to millions of deaths worldwide. Old age, immunocompromised state and multiple comorbidities are described as risk factors. Kyphoscoliosis (KS) is the most common spine abnormality and a risk factor of respiratory failure. Management of pneumonia in a patient with severe kyphoscoliosis is challenging to the intensivist. We report successful management of two patients with severe kyphoscoliosis who developed severe COVID-19 pneumonia.