COVID-19 complicated by parainfluenza co-infection in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Petra LangerbeinsMoritz FürstenauHenning GruellFlorian KleinThorsten PersigehlJan RybnikerTamina Seeger-NukpezahMatthias KochanekMichael HallekBarbara EichhorstPhilipp KoehlerBoris Böll

Published in: European journal of haematology (2020)

The number of people suffering from the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 continues to rise. In SARS-CoV-2, superinfection with bacteria or fungi seems to be associated with increased mortality. The role of co-infections with respiratory viral pathogens has not yet been clarified. Here, we report the course of COVID-19 in a CLL patient with secondary immunodeficiency and viral co-infection with parainfluenza.

Keyphrases

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chronic lymphocytic leukemia
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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