Abstract

PEDROZO-PUPO, John Carlos; MONTES-ARCON, Pablo Salomón  and  CAMPO-ARIAS, Adalberto. Remote consultation in respiratory diseases during the COVID-19 epidemic: A case report. CES Med. [online]. 2020, vol.34, n.spe, pp.111-116.  Epub Aug 31, 2021. ISSN 0120-8705.  https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmedicina.34.covid-19.15.

The coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) brought challenges to health care and made teleconsultation an alternative for the continuity of patient care. There are advantages to teleconsultation, but some limitations must be considered. We present the case of an 18 year-old woman with respiratory symptoms of three months of evolution who deserved to be managed in an intensive care unit. During the confinement she presented acute respiratory symptoms without significant deterioration in her general condition. In the teleconsultation, with the assistance of a physician, the only positive finding was the auscultation of a laryngeal stridor that guided the management and final diagnosis of the case and shows some advantages and limitations of telemedicine in times of crisis and possibly in regular times.

Keywords : Remote consultation; Respiratory tract diseases; Case reports.

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