Delayed positive COVID19 nasopharyngeal test, a case study with clinical and pathological correlation.
Lei ZhangSyam P VunnamadalaShigeo YagiRiffat MerajMichele CarbonePublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2021)
Our case and literature review indicate that allergic asthma and associated high IgE level together with corticosteroid inhalation might contribute to the delayed positive nasopharyngeal swab in upper airway; COPD related chronic airways obstruction and the addition of fibrosis induced ventilator dependence and poor prognosis in COVID19 pneumonia, and should be therapeutically targeted besides antiviral therapy.
Keyphrases
- poor prognosis
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- long non coding rna
- lung function
- allergic rhinitis
- cystic fibrosis
- drug induced
- high glucose
- case report
- diabetic rats
- cancer therapy
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- stem cells
- drug delivery
- oxidative stress
- endothelial cells
- cell therapy
- bone marrow