<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We present a clinical case of a patient with reactivation of SARS-CoV-2 infection after strenuous exercise in the gym. Reactivation of the virus was confirmed after detecting SARS-CoV-2 in a nasopharyngeal swab sample using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The clinical symptoms of the patient – fever and shortness of breath, as well as the presence of IgM antibodies further confirmed the diagnosis. The subjective complaints of persistent shortness of breath for more than a few weeks were noted.</p></abstract>

We present a clinical case of a patient with reactivation of SARS-CoV-2 infection after strenuous exercise in the gym. Reactivation of the virus was confirmed after detecting SARS-CoV-2 in a nasopharyngeal swab sample using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The clinical symptoms of the patient – fever and shortness of breath, as well as the presence of IgM antibodies further confirmed the diagnosis. The subjective complaints of persistent shortness of breath for more than a few weeks were noted.

Clinical Case: SARS-CoV-2 Reactivation After a Heavy Workout

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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We present a clinical case of a patient with reactivation of SARS-CoV-2 infection after strenuous exercise in the gym. Reactivation of the virus was confirmed...

Clinical Case: SARS-CoV-2 Reactivation After a Heavy Workout

Published Online: Oct 14, 2020

Page range: 38 - 40

Received: Aug 09, 2020

Accepted: Aug 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0033

Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, reactivation, exercise

© 2020 S. Marchev et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Clinical Case: SARS-CoV-2 Reactivation After a Heavy Workout

Published Online: Oct 14, 2020

Page range: 38 - 40

Received: Aug 09, 2020

Accepted: Aug 10, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0033

KeywordsSARS-CoV-2, reactivation, exercise

© 2020 S. Marchev et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, reactivation, exercise