Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines and Philippine General Hospital.
Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines and Philippine General Hospital; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila.
Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2020;25:100214. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2020.100214. Epub 2020 Sep 29.
During this COVID-19 pandemic, patients with symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, and coryza were advised to have RT-PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 infection. We described here an elderly female with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, who presented with atypical symptoms that were not directly attributable to COVID-19. This patient was admitted to the non-COVID-19 ward for supportive care. Later, her chest x-ray revealed pneumonia that was confirmed to be COVID-19 by RT-PCR testing several days later. In resource-poor settings where molecular testing results suffered from delays or were altogether unavailable, the use of diagnostic imaging such as a chest x-ray could serve as a quick guide in the assessment and management of these patients especially if the imaging results suggest COVID-19 infection.
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，建议出现发热、咳嗽、咽痛和流涕等症状的患者进行 SARS-CoV-2 感染的 RT-PCR 检测。我们在此描述了一位患有慢性淋巴细胞白血病的老年女性，她表现出不典型症状，这些症状不能直接归因于 COVID-19。该患者因支持性护理被收入非 COVID-19 病房。后来，她的胸部 X 光片显示肺炎，几天后 RT-PCR 检测结果证实为 COVID-19 感染。在资源匮乏的环境中，分子检测结果延迟或根本无法获得，使用胸部 X 光等诊断影像学可以作为评估和管理这些患者的快速指南，特别是如果影像学结果提示 COVID-19 感染。
