A patient with severe respiratory failure caused by novel human coronavirus

H Guberina; O Witzke; J Timm; U Dittmer; M A Müller; C Drosten; F Bonin

doi:10.1007/s15010-013-0509-9

A patient with severe respiratory failure caused by novel human coronavirus

Infection. 2014 Feb;42(1):203-6. doi: 10.1007/s15010-013-0509-9. Epub 2013 Jul 31.

Authors

H Guberina¹, O Witzke, J Timm, U Dittmer, M A Müller, C Drosten, F Bonin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nephrology, Essen University Hospital, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany, [email protected].

Abstract

We report a case of a 45-year-old patient who developed severe acute respiratory distress syndrome accompanied by renal failure. An infection with a novel human coronavirus was confirmed and found to be the reason for rapidly progressive respiratory failure of our patient.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Coronavirus / classification*
Coronavirus / isolation & purification*
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Coronavirus Infections / parasitology
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Lung / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Radiography, Thoracic
Respiratory Insufficiency / diagnosis*
Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology*
Respiratory Insufficiency / virology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed