Abstract
We report the case of a 38 year-old man living with well-controlled HIV on antiretroviral therapy who developed cerebellar symptoms and was admitted to hospital for management of an intraventricular cryptococcoma. During his hospital stay he contracted SARS CoV-2 infection within the hospital setting with a fatal outcome.
Highlights
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel viral infection responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic
We report a case of SARS-CoV-2 hospital-acquired pneumonia in a person living with HIV, admitted to a Peruvian public hospital on February 13, almost one month prior to the pandemic’s arrival to our country
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) pointed out the ineffectiveness of lopinavir/ritonavir in improving mortality at 28 days in the treatment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia,[7] which results a great challenge in choosing the best therapeutic alternative in this viral coinfection scenario
Summary
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel viral infection responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic. In Latin America, the first confirmed case was reported on February 25, 2020 in a Brazilian man who traveled to Lombardy, northern Italy.[1]. The following day a state of national emergency was declared, followed by a national quarantine implemented on March 16.2 Medical personnel and patient visits by family members are an important atrisk population at risk of COVID-19 due to close contact with patients in daily practice.[3] The aforementioned is the reason why hospital-acquired infection is possible, as are hospital outbreaks.
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