title: Clinical manifestations of two cases with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in I-Lan County.
abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a new respiratory tract infectious disease caused by a novel coronavirus. As of this report, there were 3 probable SARS cases in I-Lan County. Of them, 1 was deceased in another hospital and the remaining 2 were cured and discharged. This report describes the clinical manifestations of the 2 surviving probable cases. The first case had a travel history to Guangdong province, China, and the second case probably contracted the disease from a hospital outbreak. They both developed infiltrations over uni- or bilateral lungs but recovered without intubations. Their treatment modalities included empirical antibiotics, steroids, and anti-viral agents. As SARS becomes an emerging infectious disease in the 21st century, its clinical manifestations and treatment will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Su-Ao Veterans Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Yu-Jiun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Shew-Dan
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kuei-Hsia
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.forename: Nai-Wei
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Chin-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Perng
authors.forename: Nan-San
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Gau-Jun
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis