Immune Responses to Some Viral Infections That Have a High Evolutionary Potential—A Case Report with Literature Review
Viral infections are a key issue in modern medicine. SARS-CoV-2 infection confirms that we are not sufficiently prepared for these unforeseen infections. The COVID-19 pandemic has cultivated a great sense of fear and distrust in patients. If viral infections, in this case, SARS-CoV-2, overlap with a...
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| author | Maria Lucia Sur Bogdan-Stefan Moldovan Diana Mocanu Gabriel Samasca Iulia Lupan Ionel Armat Marin Harabagiu Genel Sur Calin Lazar |
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| description | Viral infections are a key issue in modern medicine. SARS-CoV-2 infection confirms that we are not sufficiently prepared for these unforeseen infections. The COVID-19 pandemic has cultivated a great sense of fear and distrust in patients. If viral infections, in this case, SARS-CoV-2, overlap with another infection, the symptoms are prolonged and worsened, and complications may occur. Starting from an objective clinical finding of a patient they had in follow-up and treatment, the authors present the problems of the diseases the patient suffered from. These are described as reviews so that readers can get an idea of the clinical methods of expression and the therapeutic possibilities. Therefore, this article describes Lyme disease and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, SARS-CoV-2 infection, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MISC-C), as the patient suffered from an incomplete form of Kawasaki disease. During the treatment for Lyme disease, the patient also contracted the influenza type A virus. Although any of these diseases could have the potential for serious evolution, our patient still went through these infections relatively well. This can be explained by the fact that the patient had a slow immune response to the aforementioned infections, which allowed him to survive these diseases relatively easily, unlike other individuals who have an exaggerated immune response or who suffer from serious immune involvement, e.g., hepatitis B with a fulminant response. The case was presented chronologically, but at the same time, all particular infection manifestations were accurately described. For these reasons, the article is presented in the form of a review, exemplified by the case itself. Of the 52 cases of MISC-C found in the Pediatrics Clinic II of Cluj-Napoca, we present the case of a male patient who presented with Lyme disease, post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, Kawasaki disease, and MISC-C incomplete form. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3be1e488c63d4a5583661c69bd99a3622023-12-01T22:21:33ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292022-06-0112794010.3390/life12070940Immune Responses to Some Viral Infections That Have a High Evolutionary Potential—A Case Report with Literature ReviewMaria Lucia Sur0Bogdan-Stefan Moldovan1Diana Mocanu2Gabriel Samasca3Iulia Lupan4Ionel Armat5Marin Harabagiu6Genel Sur7Calin Lazar8Department of Pediatric I, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaChildren’s Emergency Clinical Hospital, 400370 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaChildren’s Emergency Clinical Hospital, 400370 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaChildren’s Emergency Clinical Hospital, 400370 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaMolecular Biology Department, Babes Bolyai University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaChildren’s Emergency Clinical Hospital, 400370 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Pediatric I, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaChildren’s Emergency Clinical Hospital, 400370 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Pediatric I, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaViral infections are a key issue in modern medicine. SARS-CoV-2 infection confirms that we are not sufficiently prepared for these unforeseen infections. The COVID-19 pandemic has cultivated a great sense of fear and distrust in patients. If viral infections, in this case, SARS-CoV-2, overlap with another infection, the symptoms are prolonged and worsened, and complications may occur. Starting from an objective clinical finding of a patient they had in follow-up and treatment, the authors present the problems of the diseases the patient suffered from. These are described as reviews so that readers can get an idea of the clinical methods of expression and the therapeutic possibilities. Therefore, this article describes Lyme disease and post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, SARS-CoV-2 infection, and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MISC-C), as the patient suffered from an incomplete form of Kawasaki disease. During the treatment for Lyme disease, the patient also contracted the influenza type A virus. Although any of these diseases could have the potential for serious evolution, our patient still went through these infections relatively well. This can be explained by the fact that the patient had a slow immune response to the aforementioned infections, which allowed him to survive these diseases relatively easily, unlike other individuals who have an exaggerated immune response or who suffer from serious immune involvement, e.g., hepatitis B with a fulminant response. The case was presented chronologically, but at the same time, all particular infection manifestations were accurately described. For these reasons, the article is presented in the form of a review, exemplified by the case itself. Of the 52 cases of MISC-C found in the Pediatrics Clinic II of Cluj-Napoca, we present the case of a male patient who presented with Lyme disease, post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, Kawasaki disease, and MISC-C incomplete form.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/7/940viral infectionsinfectious associationstreatment |
| spellingShingle | Maria Lucia Sur Bogdan-Stefan Moldovan Diana Mocanu Gabriel Samasca Iulia Lupan Ionel Armat Marin Harabagiu Genel Sur Calin Lazar Immune Responses to Some Viral Infections That Have a High Evolutionary Potential—A Case Report with Literature Review Life viral infections infectious associations treatment |
| title | Immune Responses to Some Viral Infections That Have a High Evolutionary Potential—A Case Report with Literature Review |
| title_full | Immune Responses to Some Viral Infections That Have a High Evolutionary Potential—A Case Report with Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Immune Responses to Some Viral Infections That Have a High Evolutionary Potential—A Case Report with Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Immune Responses to Some Viral Infections That Have a High Evolutionary Potential—A Case Report with Literature Review |
| title_short | Immune Responses to Some Viral Infections That Have a High Evolutionary Potential—A Case Report with Literature Review |
| title_sort | immune responses to some viral infections that have a high evolutionary potential a case report with literature review |
| topic | viral infections infectious associations treatment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/7/940 |
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