Artikel: Managing COVID-19 infection in a Young Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patient Successfully With Antiviral and Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor: Playing on a Sticky Wicket.
2021 Band 13, Heft 7, Seite(n) e16589
Abstract: ... granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and other supportive measures, and was discharged in a stable condition. ... to cancer patients being immunocompromised and predisposed to acquire COVID-19 infection. Patients suffering ... from acute myeloid leukemia are at greater risk of acquiring Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2(SARS CoV 2 ...
| Abstract | The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically affected healthcare systems throughout the world. Though all domains of healthcare are busy battling this deadly pandemic, oncology care has taken a drastic hit due to cancer patients being immunocompromised and predisposed to acquire COVID-19 infection. Patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia are at greater risk of acquiring Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2(SARS CoV 2) infection along with developing complications related to COVID-19 due to the immunosuppression caused by the malignancy, as well as the high-intensity chemotherapy provided in acute myeloid leukemia. We report a case of 28-year-old male who was a known case of acute myeloid leukemia diagnosed three months ago, presented with high-grade fever with cough and breathlessness. Nasopharyngeal swab of the patient for SARS CoV2 by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction turned out to be positive. The patient was managed successfully with steroids, remdesavir, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and other supportive measures, and was discharged in a stable condition. |
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| Sprache | Englisch |
| Erscheinungsdatum | 2021-07-23 |
| Erscheinungsland | United States |
| Dokumenttyp | Case Reports |
| ZDB-ID | 2747273-5 |
| ISSN | 2168-8184 |
| ISSN | 2168-8184 |
| DOI | 10.7759/cureus.16589 |
| Datenquelle | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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