COVID-19 complicated by parainfluenza co-infection in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

The number of people suffering from the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 continues to rise. In SARS-CoV-2, superinfection with bacteria or fungi seems to be associated with increased mortality. The role of co-infections with respiratory viral pathogens has not yet been clarified. Here we report the course of COVID-19 in a CLL patient with secondary immunodeficiency and viral co-infection with parainfluenza.