Document Type
Case Report
Department
Internal Medicine (East Africa); General Surgery (East Africa)
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified on 8thDecember 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has since spread globally to become an emergency of international concern. Patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 may be asymptomatic or present with symptoms ranging from mild clinical manifestations: such as fever, cough, and sore throat to moderate and severe form of the disease such as pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In some patients, SARS-CoV-2 can affect the heart and cause myocardial injury which is evidenced either by electrocardiographic (ECG) changes or by a rise in serum troponin level. Patients with myocardial involvement are generally at risk of developing severe illness and tend to have a poor outcome. We hereby present a case of a hypertensive male patient with undiagnosed, asymptomatic COVID-19, who underwent an emergency urologic procedure for ureteric calculi. He eventually sustained a postoperative myocardial injury resulting in his demise. This case highlights the importance of detailed preoperative assessment and anticipation of complications during this global pandemic.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Pan African Medical Journal
Recommended Citation
Kassam, N.,
Aziz, O.,
Ismail, A. Z.,
Swai, R.,
Somji, S.,
Mvungi, R.,
Bapumia, M.,
Zehri, A.,
Surani, S.
(2020). Postoperative myocardial injury in a patient with left ureteric stone and asymptomatic COVID-19 disease. Pan African Medical Journal, 36(170), 1-7.
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