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Case Reports
. 2023 Mar 31;38(2):e490.
doi: 10.5001/omj.2023.10. eCollection 2023 Mar.

COVID-19 in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient

Adil Al Lawati  1 , Amal Al Balushi  1 , Sumya Al Salimi  1
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COVID-19 in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient

Adil Al Lawati et al. Oman Med J. .

Abstract

Based on experience with other viral respiratory illnesses, patients with cystic fibrosis were believed to have worse prognosis when infected with COVID-19. We report a case of a 14-year-old female with cystic fibrosis who developed COVID-19 with short-term evolution and made a good recovery with no known major long-term sequelae.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cystic Fibrosis; Interleukin-6; Oman; Steroids.

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Chest X-ray on admission showing bilateral infiltrates involving more than 50% of the lung zones.
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