The First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Imported into Korea from Wuhan, China: Implication for Infection Prevention and Control Measures
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2020³â 35±Ç 5È£ p.61 ~ p.61
±èÁø¿ë(Kim Jin-Yong) - Incheon Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine
ÃÖÆò±Õ(Choe Pyoeng-Gyun) - Seoul National University College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
¿ÀÀ±Á¤(Oh Yoon-Jung) - Incheon Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine
(Oh Kyung-Joong) - Incheon Medical Center Department of Radiology
±èÁø½Ç(Kim Jin-Sil) - Incheon Medical Center Infection Control Office
³ªÇý°æ(Na Hye-Kyoung) - Incheon Medical Center Designated Isolation Unit
¿À¸íµ·(Oh Myoung-Don) - Seoul National University College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine
Abstract
In December 2019, a viral pneumonia outbreak caused by a novel betacoronavirus, the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), began in Wuhan, China. We report the epidemiological and clinical features of the first patient with 2019-nCoV pneumonia imported into Korea from Wuhan. This report suggests that in the early phase of 2019-nCoV pneumonia, chest radiography would miss patients with pneumonia and highlights taking travel history is of paramount importance for early detection and isolation of 2019-nCoV cases.
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Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, Pneumonia, Outbreak, Radiography
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The patient had pneumonia as early as three days after the symptom onset, although her condition was stable. During the first three days, she did not develop any clinical features suggesting pneumonia, such as sputum, pleuritic chest discomfort, hemoptysis, crackles on lung auscultation, and infiltrates in chest radiography; This report suggests that in the early phase of 2019-nCoV pneumonia, chest radiography would miss patients with pneumonia and highlights taking travel history is of paramount importance for early detection and isolation of 2019-nCoV cases.