COVID-19 in a patient with ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis, receiving anti-B cell therapy (rituximab)
| Autor: | T. V. Beketova, L. M. Blank, A. M. Lila |
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| Jazyk: | ruština |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Научно-практическая ревматология, Vol 0, Iss 0 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1995-4484 1995-4492 |
| Popis: | Despite numerous publications on COVID-19, at present, conceptual thinking of the problem is only at a nascence stage. Treatment of patients with ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis (AAV) during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the relevant issues. Management of COVID-19 in AAV patients undergoing anti-B cell therapy with rituximab (RTM) requires comprehensive reasoning. This paper presents a case report about COVID-19 in a 59-year-old female with AAV in remission, who was previously treated with RTM. COVID-19 was diagnosed one month after the last RTM administration; there were moderate bilateral pneumonia, fever, and extrapulmonary manifestations, including lesions of the gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system. Clinical outcome of COVID-19 was favorable, with no signs of respiratory failure, and CRP values did not exceed 29 mg/l. The paper discusses published data on RTM use during COVID-19 pandemic and the effects of B cells and their depletion on the course and outcomes of COVID-19. Own case report and available published data do not allow to consider RTM therapy as a factor associated with severe course of COVID-19 and adverse outcome. Further analysis of COVID-19 in patients with AAV and other rheumatic diseases is important. |
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