Course of disease: Cytokine Storm 7 days after hospital discharge

[Bongleur]

Read the whole thing for his description of all his symptoms. Note he is one of those who was anoxic but not short of breath:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19

‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19

By Dirk Draulans May. 8, 2020 , 5:00 PM

Virologist Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, fell ill with COVID-19 in mid-March. He spent a week in a hospital and has been recovering at his home in London since. Climbing a flight of stairs still leaves him breathless.


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[eytonxav]

I have long suspected the cytokine storm is what has been the primary factor resulting in death.

 

[someguy]

Peter Piot is 71 years old, according to the interwebs. Even in the full (translated) article, it mentions the three other COVID patients he was isolated with had diabetes, but it doesn't make any mention of any pre-existing conditions Piot has.

Here's a snip from the article that I think should have been included:

Many people think COVID-19 kills 1% of patients, and the rest get away with some flulike symptoms. But the story gets more complicated. Many people will be left with chronic kidney and heart problems. Even their neural system is disrupted. There will be hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, possibly more, who will need treatments such as renal dialysis for the rest of their lives.

 

[ivinsfan]

I vote to close this thread...gosh who knew that virus can affect all the organs of your body...

Why not have a thread about the countless number of people who didn't even realize they had COVID...oh I know because it wouldn't be scary enough.

 

[Turbo29]

I vote to close this thread...gosh who knew that virus can affect all the organs of your body...

Why not have a thread about the countless number of people who didn't even realize they had COVID...oh I know because it wouldn't be scary enough.

Let's just put it in perspective. A case of the flu can have long lasting effects also. Just doesn't help sell ads for media outlets, that's why you never hear about it.



The hidden burden of influenza: A review of the extra‐pulmonary complications of influenza infection
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5596521/


Flu Symptoms & Complications
Other possible serious complications triggered by flu can include inflammation of the heart (myocarditis), brain (encephalitis) or muscle (myositis, rhabdomyolysis) tissues, and multi-organ failure (for example, respiratory and kidney failure).
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/symptoms/symptoms.htm

 

[Bongleur]

gosh who knew that virus can affect all the organs of your body...

This is the only report I know of speaking about such a serious consequence being so long-delayed:

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One week after I was discharged, I became increasingly short of breath. I had to go to the hospital again, but fortunately, I could be treated on an outpatient basis. I turned out to have an organizing pneumonia-induced lung disease, caused by a so-called cytokine storm...
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[tmm99]

Thank you for sharing this article. A great read.
Cytokine storm is definitely the scariest part of this virus.

 

[audreyh1]

I found it very encouraging that the patient responded well to corticosteroids and could be treated as an outpatient.

 

[timo2]

Thank you for sharing this article. A great read.
Cytokine storm is definitely the scariest part of this virus.

+1. Because this is a first person interview with a top virologist who had COVID-19, it was really refreshing to read, as opposed to the typical summary articles.