A case report of COVID-19 in a patient with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

The current literature is scarce as to the outcomes of COVID-19 infection in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients and whether immunosuppressive or chemotherapeutic agents can cause worsening of the patients' condition during COVID-19 infection. In this report, we show a patient with non-Hodgkin...

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Published in:BMC infectious diseases 2021-08, Vol.21 (1), p.1-809, Article 809
Main Authors: Eilami, Owrang, Lopes, Max Igor Banks Ferreira, Gryschek, Ronaldo Cesar Borges, Taghipour, Kaveh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Asymptomatic
Cancer therapies
Case Report
Case reports
Case studies
Chemotherapy
Comorbidity
Coronaviruses
COVID
COVID-19
Disease prevention
Dyspnea
Emergency medical care
Emergency medical services
Fever
Hematology
Immunosuppressed
Infections
Inflammation
Lymphoma
Medical imaging
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
Pain
Patients
Polymerase chain reaction
Respiration
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
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Summary:The current literature is scarce as to the outcomes of COVID-19 infection in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients and whether immunosuppressive or chemotherapeutic agents can cause worsening of the patients' condition during COVID-19 infection. In this report, we show a patient with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the middle of chemotherapy, presented a mild clinical course of COVID-19 infection.
ISSN:1471-2334
1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/s12879-021-06472-2