Open AccessFirst Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Childhood Leukemia in China
Author(s) -
Yang Zhao,
Weihong Zhao,
Aibin Wang,
Fang Qian,
Sa Wang,
Zhuang Liu,
Fujie Zhang,
Delin Sun,
Guiju Gao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002742
Subject(s) - covid-19 , beijing , disease , medicine , coronavirus , isolation (microbiology) , leukemia , pediatrics , china , pandemic , virology , immunology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , bioinformatics , history , biology , archaeology
We report the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) comorbid with leukemia in a patient hospitalized in Beijing, China. The patient showed a prolonged manifestation of symptoms and a protracted diagnosis period of COVID-19. It is necessary to extend isolation time, increase the number of nucleic acid detections and conduct early symptomatic treatment for children with both COVID-19 and additional health problems.