Objective To report our experience of diagnosis, investigation and management in patients who had undergone laryngectomy secondary to previous squamous cell carcinoma, who were subsequently infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Case reports Four post-laryngectomy patients with laboratory-proven severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection were admitted to our institution from 1 March to 1 May 2020. All patients displayed symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 and underwent investigations, including swab and serum sampling, and chest X-ray where indicated. All were managed conservatively on dedicated coronavirus disease 2019 wards and were discharged without the requirement of higher level care. Conclusion It is hypothesised that laryngectomy may offer a protective effect against severe or critical disease in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection. We hope sharing our experience will aid all practitioners in the management of this, often intimidating, cohort of patients.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus, laryngectomy, Squamous cell carcinoma, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus disease, pandemic, Infection, Diagnosis, Symptom, Case report, serum, management, Patient, chest X-ray, Swab, Care, protective effect, Critical disease, Coronavirus-2, acute respiratory syndrome, offer, Practitioner, objective, Cell, indicated, discharged, cohort of patients, hypothesised, 【제목키워드】 Patient, Coronavirus-2, acute respiratory syndrome, case sery,