Gao ZA, Gao LB, Chen XJ, Xu Y. Fourty-nine years old woman co-infected with SARS-CoV-2 and Mycoplasma: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(23): 6080-6085 [PMID: 33344608 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i23.6080]
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Yu Xu, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China. xuy@whu.edu.cn
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Infectious Diseases
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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2020; 8(23): 6080-6085 Published online Dec 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i23.6080
Fourty-nine years old woman co-infected with SARS-CoV-2 and Mycoplasma: A case report
Zi-Ang Gao, Ling-Bao Gao, Xin-Jie Chen, Yu Xu
Zi-Ang Gao, Yu Xu, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
Ling-Bao Gao, Department of Transfusion, Taizhou People's Hospital, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu Province, China
Xin-Jie Chen, Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Gao ZA and Gao LB contributed equally to this work and should be regarded as co-first authors; Gao ZA and Gao LB collected clinical data, discussed the details and wrote this article together; Chen XJ analyzed and interpreted the patient data regarding CoVID-19; Xu Y analyzed the data, modified the manuscript and was a major contributor in writing the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review from the Editor of this journal.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We declare that we have no conflict of interest.
CARE Checklist (2016) statement: We have read the CARE Checklist (2016), and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the CARE Checklist (2016).
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Corresponding author: Yu Xu, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 238 Jiefang Road, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China. xuy@whu.edu.cn
Received: May 28, 2020 Peer-review started: May 28, 2020 First decision: September 23, 2020 Revised: October 6, 2020 Accepted: October 27, 2020 Article in press: October 27, 2020 Published online: December 6, 2020 Processing time: 190 Days and 3.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: In this study, we evaluated the disease evolution of a 49-year-old lady co-infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and Mycoplasma. This co-infection is rare and her computed tomography (CT) images showed both typical manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 and untypical findings which suggested Mycoplasma infection. Although the disease developed rapidly, with early intervention and treatment, we successfully prevented her from becoming worse. Clinical improvement on CT images suggested that our combination therapy of antiviral, anti-inflammatory, traditional Chinese herbal medicine and interferon inhalation may be an effective early treatment and a reference for further progress in treating this co-infection.
