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The First Case of an HIV Patient Diagnosed with COVID-19 in Korea.
Kim, Ji Yeon; Kim, Jong Myoung; Peck, Kyong Ran.
  • Kim JY; Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Seongnam Citizens Medical Center, Seongnam, Korea.
  • Kim JM; Department of Family Medicine, Seongnam Citizens Medical Center, Seongnam, Korea.
  • Peck KR; Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. krpeck@skku.edu.
J Korean Med Sci ; 35(39): e358, 2020 Oct 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-853915
ABSTRACT
Although some comorbidities, such as diabetes mellitus, lung disease, and chronic kidney disease, are known as risk factors for poor clinical outcome in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is unknown if human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients with COVID-19 would have poor prognosis than others. Rare cases of HIV patients with COVID-19 have been reported. As of May 25th, 2020, over 11,000 patients have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and over 13,000 are living with HIV in Korea. Here, we present the first HIV patient with COVID-19 in Korea. The 29-year-old Korean man had been taking Genvoya® regularly for seven years and HIV was well suppressed with CD4 counts of 555/mm³. He had mild symptoms of sore throat, dry cough, loss of taste and smell. He received hydroxychloroquine while Genvoya® was continued. Pneumonia diagnosed in chest computed tomography improved without oxygen supplementation. He was discharged on hospital day 31. HIV patients are considered as immunocompromised, but this case suggests that well controlled HIV patients have satisfactory prognosis following proper medical care.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / HIV Infections / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Korean Med Sci Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / HIV Infections / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Korean Med Sci Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Document Type: Article