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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov 14:21:e926092.
doi: 10.12659/AJCR.926092.

Coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus in a 32-Year-Old Man

Sungyub Lew  1 , Prabhjot Manes  1 , Brittany Smith  2   3
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Case Reports

Coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus in a 32-Year-Old Man

Sungyub Lew et al. Am J Case Rep. .

Abstract

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.

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Conflict of interest: None declared

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Chest X-ray showing peripheral patchy opacities in the lower lung zones.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Chest computed tomography (CT) scan without contrast showing extensive bilateral ground-glass opacities with areas of confluent consolidation in the posterior lung bases.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Repeated chest X-ray during recurrent episode of respiratory failure showing worsening opacities.
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