The First Reported COVID 19 Infection in a Patient with Cardiovascular Disease in Sudan; Case Report |Biomedgrid

The Corona virus disease 2019, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and has become the furthermost popular clinical entity since the beginning of the year 2020, as a viral infection spread rapidly and has significant mortality rate. The aim of this study is to report the first case of COVID 19 in Sudan. Here we are report a 26-year-old female, presented with generalized edema, cough, fever, shortness of breath and one-month history of left side hemiplegia. Clinical examination and lab investigation show the diagnosis of anemic heart failure, echocardiography revealed a severe mitral stenosis. Eight days after receiving the treatment patient markedly improved in spite of raising temperature, Chest computer tomography (CT), real time PT-PCR nasopharyngeal swab and sputum for COVID 19 Confirmed the diagnosis. Five days later patient passed away after developed massive pleural effusion.