Case Report: A Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patient Got COVID-19 During Radiochemotherapy in Wuhan
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread worldwide. Reports of COVID-19 among cancer patients are limited and most studies focus mainly on its epidemiological and clinical features. In this study, we re...
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doaj-68ac9f09f090495681297ea6e81ca8402020-11-25T03:38:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2020-10-011010.3389/fonc.2020.01755553788Case Report: A Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patient Got COVID-19 During Radiochemotherapy in WuhanWeiming Qiu0Weiming Qiu1Fengtao Yi2Fengtao Yi3Xingfeng Ren4Xingfeng Ren5Zhaoxia Li6Deqiang Wang7Ning Wang8Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Radiotherapy, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Urology, General Hospital of Central Theater Command of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Wuhan, ChinaRocket Force Characteristic Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, ChinaRocket Force Characteristic Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, ChinaThe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread worldwide. Reports of COVID-19 among cancer patients are limited and most studies focus mainly on its epidemiological and clinical features. In this study, we report the case of a nasopharyngeal cancer patient from Wuhan who contracted COVID-19 during radiochemotherapy and has since recovered from the infection. We hope that this report will provide valuable insight into the treatment of SARS-CoV-2-infected cancer patients through an account of our experience.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.01755/fullCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2nasopharyngeal cancerradiochemotherapylymphocyterecovery |
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Weiming Qiu Weiming Qiu Fengtao Yi Fengtao Yi Xingfeng Ren Xingfeng Ren Zhaoxia Li Deqiang Wang Ning Wang Case Report: A Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patient Got COVID-19 During Radiochemotherapy in Wuhan Frontiers in Oncology COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 nasopharyngeal cancer radiochemotherapy lymphocyte recovery |
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Case Report: A Nasopharyngeal Cancer Patient Got COVID-19 During Radiochemotherapy in Wuhan |
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case report: a nasopharyngeal cancer patient got covid-19 during radiochemotherapy in wuhan |
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has spread worldwide. Reports of COVID-19 among cancer patients are limited and most studies focus mainly on its epidemiological and clinical features. In this study, we report the case of a nasopharyngeal cancer patient from Wuhan who contracted COVID-19 during radiochemotherapy and has since recovered from the infection. We hope that this report will provide valuable insight into the treatment of SARS-CoV-2-infected cancer patients through an account of our experience. |
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COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 nasopharyngeal cancer radiochemotherapy lymphocyte recovery |
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