ABSTRACT
Introduction : The reinfection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome novel coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been sporadically reported. However, no case report has presented a different manifestation in the second episode from the initial one.
Case report : Patient is a 31-year-old male Caucasian male who recovered from infection with SARS-CoV-2 following admission to the intensive care unit for respiratory support due to coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). Seventy nine days later, he developed malaise, aphthous gingival ulcer, and desquamating palmar lesion, which was confirmed by a nasal swab PCR, to be a reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. He recovered from the reinfection with no inpatient medical care.
Conclusion : Despite controversy on the protective immunity by the neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2, reports of recurrent COVID-19 are increasingly published with variable time intervals. This case report encourages the clinicians to stay alerted about the potential risk of reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 while the vaccination efforts are soaring globally.
Keywords: Coronavirus Diseases 19; COVID-19; Pandemic; Recurrence;