Successful treatment with steroid pulse therapy for a COVID-19 case with progressive respiratory failure during treatment for pleural metastasis of breast cancer

Abstract Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected patients are at high risk for developing severe conditions if other comorbidities are present, such as advanced cancer. Although the regulation of immune response is thought to play an important role in the tre...

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Main Authors: Hikari Jimbo, Yoshiya Horimoto, Makoto Hiki, Yoko Tabe, Junichiro Watanabe, Mitsue Saito, Toshio Naito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01451-4