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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul:96:148-150.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.060. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

One case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a patient co-infected by HIV with a low CD4+ T-cell count

Maomao Wang  1 , Limin Luo  2 , Haiji Bu  3 , Hu Xia  4
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Case Reports

One case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a patient co-infected by HIV with a low CD4+ T-cell count

Maomao Wang et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 that began in Wuhan, China, become an emergency of international concern when thousands of people were infected around the world. This study reports a case simultaneously infected by SARS-Cov-2 and HIV, which showed a longer disease course and slower generation of specific antibodies. This case highlights that a co-infection of SARS-Cov-2 and HIV may severely impair the immune system.

Keywords: Antibody; COVID-19; HIV; SARS-Cov-2.

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Chest CT imaging changes. The first CT scan (A, C) showed bilateral diffuse ground glass appearance with some patchy consolidations. Another CT scan (B, D) performed after 9 days of treatment showed some improvement.
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