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Prolonged COVID-19 Pneumonia in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: Clinical Significance and Serial CT Findings
Dae Hee Han, Raeseok Lee, Gi June Min, Jong Min Lee, Y. S. Sohn, Eun Jeong Min, Jinyoung Lee, Jung Im Jung, Kyongmin Sarah Beck
IF 2.9Journal of Clinical Medicine
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<b>(1) Background:</b> Hematologic malignancy patients have a heightened risk for prolonged COVID-19 pneumonia. <b>(2) Methods:</b> We retrospectively investigated the clinical significance and serial CT findings of prolonged COVID-19 pneumonia in hematologic malignancy patients. Hematologic malignancy patients with persistent SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positivity >30 days and more than one chest CT after initial positivity were reviewed. Serial CT images were analyzed for the presence of COVID-19 pneumonia, patterns and distribution of CT findings, and severity scores of lung involvement. Clinical characteristics of the patients, including treatments for underlying hematologic malignancy prior to and after COVID-19 and COVID-19-related factors, were compared according to the presence of COVID-19 pneumonia. <b>(3) Results:</b> A total of 55 patients (36 male, median age 60 years) were included in the study. A total of 56.4% had received B-cell-directed therapies, such as rituximab or teclistamab, within one year of COVID-19 diagnosis. A total of 76.4% of patients had the presence of COVID-19 pneumonia on CT, with a median CT duration of pneumonia of 35.5 days, and they experienced more frequent (<i>p</i> = 0.005) and longer (<i>p</i> = 0.002) hospital stays and longer delays in treatment for underlying malignancy (<i>p</i> = 0.03), compared to those without evidence of COVID-19 pneumonia on CT. The development of COVID-19 pneumonia was significantly related to B-cell-directed antibody therapies (<i>p</i> = 0.02). Median CT severity scores during <30 days, 30-59 days, 60-89 days, and ≥90 days from initial diagnosis were 2.0, 2.0, 2.0, and 1.0, respectively. <b>(4) Conclusions:</b> Patients with hematologic malignancies may experience prolonged COVID-19 pneumonia, which is associated with the use of B-cell-directed antibody-based drugs and can result in longer hospital stays and delays in treatments for underlying malignancy.

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MedicinePneumoniaMalignancyHematologic malignancyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Internal medicineClinical significanceGastroenterology
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2025