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World J Clin Cases. Feb 16, 2021; 9(5): 1132-1138
Published online Feb 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i5.1132
Published online Feb 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i5.1132
Bronchoscopy for diagnosis of COVID-19 with respiratory failure: A case report
Qing-Yun Chen, Kai Liu, Yong-Xing Chen, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
Yu-Sheng He, Department of Internal Medicine, Hainan Province's Fucheng Drug Rehabilitation Centre, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
Jing Cao, Infection Department, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China
Author contributions: Chen QY and He YS were responsible for writing the paper; Chen QY and Liu K participated in the management of the patient; Chen QY, Liu K, and Cao J conducted fiberoptic bronchoscopy; Chen YX provided guidance in all aspects of patient management, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, and paper writing. All authors have read and approved the manuscript.
Supported by 2019 Hainan Provincial Health and Family Planning Industry Research Project , No. 19A200037 .
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Corresponding author: Yong-Xing Chen, MSc, Doctor, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Hainan General Hospital, No. 19 Xiuhua Road, Haikou 570311, Hainan Province, China. chenyongxing1969@163.com
Received: September 4, 2020
Peer-review started: September 4, 2020
First decision: November 30, 2020
Revised: December 24, 2020
Accepted: January 5, 2021
Article in press: January 5, 2021
Published online: February 16, 2021
Peer-review started: September 4, 2020
First decision: November 30, 2020
Revised: December 24, 2020
Accepted: January 5, 2021
Article in press: January 5, 2021
Published online: February 16, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: A 65-year-old male patient was admitted to the Hainan General Hospital on February 3, 2020 for fever and shortness of breath for 13 d that worsened for the last 2 d. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 nucleic acid test was positive. Routine blood examination on February 28 showed a white blood cell count of 11.02 × 109/L, 86.9% of neutrophils, 6.4% of lymphocytes, absolute lymphocyte count of 0.71 × 109/L, procalcitonin of 2.260 ng/mL, and C-reactive protein of 142.61 mg/L. Oxygen saturation was 46% at baseline and turned to 94% after ventilation.