Febrile neutropenia due to COVID-19 in an immunocompetent patient. Issue 4 (23rd April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Devi, Yumkham Monica; Sehrawat, Amit; Panda, Prasan Kumar; Nath, Uttam Kumar
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 14:Issue 4(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-04-23
• Subjects: COVID-19 -- haematology (drugs and medicines) -- infectious diseases -- adult intensive care; Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242683
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : While lymphopenia has been a common finding in COVID-19 infection, particularly in severe cases, febrile neutropenia has been very rarely reported in immunocompetent patients with COVID-19. Herein, we report the case of a 76-year-old hypertensive and diabetic man who was hospitalised with severe COVID-19 infection and developed delayed-onset severe neutropenia with neutropenic fever, which responded to treatment with antibiotics and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. This case highlights the importance of identifying a rare complication (febrile neutropenia on the fifth week) of COVID-19 infection in hospitalised patients by intensive monitoring and aggressive management for favourable outcomes.