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Happy Hypoxia With SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonitis: A Life-Threatening Case of a Medical Doctor

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The second wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) had devastating consequences in developing countries like Nepal and India. SARS-CoV-2 affected everyone, encompassing all professions, age brackets, and socioeconomic levels. Symptoms, along with the SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results, were the primary factors used to determine whether patients should be instructed to quarantine at home or be admitted to hospitals immediately. Happy hypoxia refers to a situation where a patient shows no respiratory symptoms yet experiences a decline in oxygen saturation levels. This drop can go unnoticed, potentially resulting in a sudden deterioration of the patient's condition, with reports of fatalities occurring. We present a case involving a physician who experienced a sore throat and fever as symptoms but had no respiratory distress, along with a decrease in oxygen saturation to 87% at home and 82% at the hospital, resulting in a near-fatal situation.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.80181

Authors: Jeevan K Sharma, Padmini Yadav, Rahim R Sewani, Jyoti Sharma, Prashant Tripathi

Institutions: Kanti Children's Hospital, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Grande International Hospital

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4408239129

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