Abstract
SARS Patients and Need for Treatment
Highlights
To the Editor: We read with interest the case report by Wong et al [1]
The second patient was a 34-yearold previously healthy man; his father had shared a hospital cubicle with a patient who was subsequently diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
The last patient was a 74-year-old, previously healthy man, who had visited a sick relative; the relative was later diagnosed with SARS
Summary
To the Editor: We read with interest the case report by Wong et al [1]. Three similar cases of serologically confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) were treated in our hospital; all of the patients recovered uneventfully without specific treatment. The first patient was a 35-year-old previously healthy female tourist from Guangzhou, China, who was admitted to our hospital in late February 2003. Blood tests showed a slightly low platelet count of 119 x 109/L and mildly elevated alanine transaminase at 59 U/L (normal
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
