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. 2020 Apr 20;23(4):255–260. [Article in Chinese] doi: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.102.13

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COVID-19与肺癌及肺癌治疗后继发性疾病的鉴别

Difference between lung cancer, treatment-related diseases and COVID-19

Disease History Symptom Laboratory data Image study
COVID-19: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; SARS-CoV-2: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; PD-1: programmed cell death protein 1; PD-L1: programmed cell death protein ligand 1; CTLA-4: cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen 4.
COVID-19[4, 5, 21] Epidemiological history Fever, sore throat, muscle ache, fatigue, cough, and may be accompanied by dyspnea in severe cases Leucocytes↓
Lymphocytes↓
SARS-CoV-2 test (+)
Single or multiple mottling or ground-glass opacity or condensation shadows in bilateral lung, mainly in the peripheral lung, and pleural suffusion is rare
Lung cancer with obstructive pneumonia[29] Lung cancer history No special symptoms, and may shows as fever, cough and shortness of breath Leucocytes↑
Neutrophils↑
Procalcitonin↑
Bacteriology test (+)
Bronchial stenosis or occlusion in the proximal part of the lesion and pulmonary atelectasis or infiltration or condensation shadows in the distal part of the lesion
Radiation pneumonia[30] Radiotherapy history, mostly happened in 1 mon-3 mon after radiation Cough usually precedes fever, and may be accompanied by dyspnea in severe cases No special Mottling or ground-glass opacity or condensation shadows in the radiation field
Drug-induced interstitial pneumonia[31, 32] Chemotherapy or molecular targeted therapy history Progressive dyspnea and cough No special Widespread patchy or diffuse consolidation or ground-glass opacity with or without intralobular reticular opacity and septal thickening
Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy-related pneumonitis[33] Treatment history of PD-1, PD-L1 or CTLA-4 Cough and dyspnea are usual, and fever is rare No special Multiple or diffuse ground-glass opacity or mesh shadow or condensation shadows in lung