Loculated Empyema and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature
  • Sarah Ayad
    Internal Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
  • Kirolos Gergis
    Internal Medicine, McLaren Health Care, Flint, Michigan, USA
  • Sherif Elkattawy
    Internal Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
  • Noreen Mirza
    St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies
  • Basel Abdelazeem
    Internal Medicine, McLaren Health Care, Flint, Michigan, USA
  • Latika Patel
    Internal Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
  • Carlos Remolina
    Department of Pulmonology, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA

Keywords

Empyema, loculated pleural effusion, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Clinical manifestations are diverse and can vary from mild respiratory symptoms to severe hypoxic respiratory failure. In severe cases, infection can cause gastrointestinal, renal, cardiac, neurological and haematological complications and result in multi-organ failure. There are very few reports of parapneumonic effusion in patients with COVID-19. We describe two patients with COVID-19 who had loculated empyema and discuss the clinical course and therapeutic options.

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    Published: 2021-07-15
    Issue: 2021: Vol 8 No 7 (view)

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    Ayad S, Gergis K, Elkattawy S, Mirza N, Abdelazeem B, Patel L, Remolina C. Loculated Empyema and SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. EJCRIM 2021;8 doi:10.12890/2021_002706.

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