1. Febrile neutropenia due to COVID-19 in an immunocompetent patient.
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Devi YM, Sehrawat A, Panda PK, and Nath UK
- Subjects
- Aged, Humans, Male, COVID-19 complications, COVID-19 diagnosis, Febrile Neutropenia virology, Immunocompromised Host
- Abstract
While lymphopenia has been a common finding in COVID-19 infection, particularly in severe cases, febrile neutropenia has been very rarely reported in immunocompetent patients with COVID-19. Herein, we report the case of a 76-year-old hypertensive and diabetic man who was hospitalised with severe COVID-19 infection and developed delayed-onset severe neutropenia with neutropenic fever, which responded to treatment with antibiotics and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. This case highlights the importance of identifying a rare complication (febrile neutropenia on the fifth week) of COVID-19 infection in hospitalised patients by intensive monitoring and aggressive management for favourable outcomes., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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- 2021
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