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Case Report |
| Article Title |
Diagnosis and treatment of an elderly patient with 2019-nCoV pneumonia and acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Gansu Province: A case report
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| All Author List |
Tian-peng He, Dong-Liang Wang, Jing Zhao, Xiao-Ying Jiang, Jin He, Jian-Ke Feng and Yuan Yuan |
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| Corresponding Author |
Yuan Yuan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chief Doctor, Frist Department of Critical Care Medicine, Gansu Provincial Hospital, No. 204 Donggang West Road, Chengguan District, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China. lanzhouyy@163.com |
| Key Words |
2019-nCoV pneumonia; Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Epidemiological investigation; Clinical manifestations; Integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment; |
| Core Tip |
2019-nCoV pneumonia, which is caused by a 2019-nCoV infection, is characterized by fever, weakness, and a dry cough. Severe cases can progress rapidly to acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, and refractory metabolic acidosis within a week of onset. From the current admission of cases, the majority of patients with good prognosis, the elderly and have a poor prognosis of chronic basic diseases. In this article, we describe the oldest elderly patient, a 94-year-old woman in Gansu province with an epidemiological history of cumulative exposure, who was diagnosed with 2019-nCoV pneumonia during isolation and later presented with symptoms of cough and weakness, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was complicated during hospitalization. It was a severe case. After 12 d of active treatment, it has been cured and discharged. |
| Publish Date |
2020-09-04 08:47 |
| Citation |
He TP, Wang DL, Zhao J, Jiang XY, He J, Feng JK, Yuan Y. Diagnosis and treatment of an elderly patient with 2019-nCoV pneumonia and acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Gansu Province: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(17): 3903-3910 |
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| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i17.3903 |
