Postpartum Collapse Subsequent to Catatonia in a Female with COVID-19 Infection: a Rare Entity Visited

Postpartum collapse is a life-threatening condition caused by obstetrical and non-obstetrical events. In this case report, we discuss a case of postpartum collapse in COVID-19-positive woman who required intensive care and mechanical ventilation for two days. After confusing collision of many provis...

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Autores principales: Joshi, Bharti, Sahoo, Swapnajeet, Prasad, G. R. V., Suri, Vanita, Mahajan, Varun, Grover, Sandeep, Brar, Rinne, Chopra, Seema
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9838526/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36685334
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13224-022-01737-5
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Sumario:Postpartum collapse is a life-threatening condition caused by obstetrical and non-obstetrical events. In this case report, we discuss a case of postpartum collapse in COVID-19-positive woman who required intensive care and mechanical ventilation for two days. After confusing collision of many provisional diagnoses soldiering for three days, she was ultimately diagnosed with malignant catatonia. Targeted therapy with lorazepam challenge resulted in drastic improvement, and she was discharged with her baby in healthy condition.

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