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Sungyub Lew, Prabhjot Manes, Brittany Smith
(Department of Family Medicine, Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA)
Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e926092
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.926092
BACKGROUND:
There was a growing presumption that coinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and another viral respiratory illness was nonexistent. Although there has been an increasing number of coinfection cases since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there is still a significant lack of information regarding the symptomatology, treatment, prognosis, and reasoning behind coinfection. This raises concern of the possibility of misdiagnosis or delay in treatment.
CASE REPORT:
This case report discusses a coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A in a 32-year-old man to highlight that these viruses can coexist within the same patient. This patient unfortunately died of persistent respiratory failure after several days in the ICU.
CONCLUSIONS:
Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A can occur and lead to a poor prognosis.