First case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia in Taiwan

Shao-Chung Cheng; Yuan-Chia Chang; Yu-Long Fan Chiang; Yu-Chan Chien; Mingte Cheng; Chin-Hua Yang; Chia-Husn Huang; Yuan-Nian Hsu

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (Mar 2020)

First case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia in Taiwan

Shao-Chung Cheng,
Yuan-Chia Chang,
Yu-Long Fan Chiang,
Yu-Chan Chien,
Mingte Cheng,
Chin-Hua Yang,
Chia-Husn Huang,
Yuan-Nian Hsu

Affiliations

Shao-Chung Cheng: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Sinwu Branch, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Yuan-Chia Chang: Department of Radiology, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Yu-Long Fan Chiang: Department of Internal Medicine, Sinwu Branch, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Yu-Chan Chien: Department of Radiology, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Mingte Cheng: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sinwu Branch, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Chin-Hua Yang: Department of Radiology, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Medical Imaging, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Chia-Husn Huang: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sinwu Branch, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Corresponding author.
Yuan-Nian Hsu: Department of Family Medicine, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 119, no. 3
pp. 747 – 751

Abstract

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An outbreak of respiratory illness proved to be infected by a 2019 novel coronavirus, officially named Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), was notified first in Wuhan, China, and has spread rapidly in China and to other parts of the world. Herein, we reported the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) imported from China in Taiwan. This case report revealed a natural course of NCP with self-recovery, which may be a good example in comparison with medical treatments. Keywords: COVID-19, First case, Pneumonia, Taiwan

Published in Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

ISSN: 0929-6646 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
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