FATAL CASES OF COVID-19. CLINICAL CASES
A new coronavirus infection can occur in the form of severe viral pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome, which can be fatal. Multiple organ failure, septic shock, and venous thromboembolism can also be severe complications. This manuscript presents the lethal cases of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 hospitalized in Semey infectious diseases hospital. The presented material will be interesting for doctors of all specialties.
Saule Maukayeva, Gulnar Nuralinova, Elvira Issabayeva,
Zhanara Issabekova, Galina Prokopenko, Alisher Issin
1 NCJSC «Semey Medical University», Semey city, Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Maukayeva S., Nuralinova G., Issabayeva E., Issabekova Zh., Prokopenko G., Issin A. Fatal cases of COVID-19. Сlinical cases // Nauka i Zdravookhranenie [Science & Healthcare]. 2021, (Vol.23) 1, pp. 77-80. doi 10.34689/SH.2021.23.1.011Related publications:
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