Sorin Claudia, Min Sugi, Carino Gerardo
Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brown University, Providence, USA.
Internal Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York City, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Mar 16;14(3):e23214. doi: 10.7759/cureus.23214. eCollection 2022 Mar.
New clinical manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been emerging throughout the pandemic and are being reported to the medical community. There have been limited reports that the virus can cause acute airway compromise. Here, we describe a young patient with a recent COVID-19 infection now presenting with acute airway compromise, presumed to be pharyngitis, and their clinical course during their hospitalization. The purpose of this case presentation was to shed light on a newly reported, presumed, presentation of COVID-19 that can be life-threatening in people of all ages. Though there have been limited reported cases, it is important to include this virus in the differential diagnosis of virus-induced airway compromise.
2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的新临床表现贯穿整个疫情期间不断出现，并已通报给医学界。关于该病毒可导致急性气道梗阻的报告有限。在此，我们描述一名近期感染COVID-19的年轻患者，目前出现急性气道梗阻，推测为咽炎，以及其住院期间的临床病程。本病例报告的目的是阐明一种新报道的、推测的COVID-19表现，这种表现在各年龄段人群中都可能危及生命。尽管报告的病例有限，但在病毒引起的气道梗阻的鉴别诊断中纳入这种病毒很重要。
