Open AccessDiagnosis and treatment of an elderly patient with 2019-nCoV pneumonia and acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Gansu Province: A case report
Author(s) -
Tianpeng He,
Dongliang Wang,
Jing Zhao,
Xiaoying Jiang,
Jing He,
Jianke Feng,
Yuan Yuan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i17.3903
Subject(s) - medicine , exacerbation , pneumonia , copd , acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , pulmonary disease , atypical pneumonia , covid-19 , disease , pediatrics , infectious disease (medical specialty)
In December 2019, the first patient with 2019-novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was reported in Wuhan, China, and the disease spread rapidly across the country and surrounding countries within 2 mo. As of February 29, 2020, a total of 91 confirmed cases had been reported in Gansu Province. This case report of the diagnosis and treatment of an elderly patient with 2019-nCoV pneumonia complicated by acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Gansu Province aims to provide a better reference for the treatment of patients in the future.