在Rituximab治疗期间,由于不充分清除COVID-19感染而导致组织性肺炎
Caroline G Olson1, Christian Karime2, Nancy Dawson2
1Division of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonvile, Florida, USA carolinegolson@gmail.com.
这项案例研究突出了免疫力低下的老年男性持续的COVID-19感染. 尼尔马特里尔维尔/里托纳维尔,雷梅西维尔和皮质类固醇的治疗导致症状显著改善.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
背景情况:
- 风湿性关节炎和组织性肺炎患者服用像rituximab这样的免疫抑制剂可能会导致病毒清除受损.
- 有吸烟史的老年患者患重症呼吸道疾病的风险更高.
- 对SARS-CoV-2 (导致COVID-19的病毒) 的重新激活或持续感染是免疫受损个体的担忧.
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