SARS-CoV-2 related pneumonia in an adult with cystic fibrosis: natural favourable clinical course or effective therapy?

Autor: Maddalena Giglia, Giacomo Beci, Elena Rosselli Del Turco, Viola Guardigni, Alberto Amedeo, Giulia Cucchetto, Gabriella Verucchi, Marco Cipolli, Leonardo Calza, Pierluigi Viale
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 90, Iss 4 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1122-0643
2532-5264
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1579
Popis: We report the case of a man affected by cystic fibrosis who developed a severe SARS-CoV-2 related pneumonia in March 2020. In addition to lopinavir/ritonavir and hydroxychloroquine, he was treated with two doses of tocilizumab, displaying a significant clinical improvement. This is the first case described in the literature of an adult patient affected by cystic fibrosis who received tocilizumab for COVID-19, with documented total recovery, also assessed by a spirometry.
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