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
Author Information
  1. Shao-Chung Cheng: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Sinwu Branch, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  2. Yuan-Chia Chang: Department of Radiology, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  3. Yu-Long Fan Chiang: Department of Internal Medicine, Sinwu Branch, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  4. Yu-Chan Chien: Department of Radiology, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  5. Mingte Cheng: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sinwu Branch, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  6. 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.
  7. Chia-Husn Huang: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Sinwu Branch, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Electronic address: 4719@mail.tygh.gov.tw.
  8. Yuan-Nian Hsu: Department of Family Medicine, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Electronic address: kingjen@mail.tygh.gov.tw.

Abstract

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.

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MeSH Term

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pneumonia, Viral
SARS-CoV-2
Taiwan
Watchful Waiting

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